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  1. Click the Selection Tool and click on the content in the Document Pane.

  2. Right-click the tag and select Create Tag from Selection.

  3. Now a container with the content will be created inside that tag.

    An adobe acrobat pdf with four steps of instructions for how to create a tag manually.Image ModifiedA tag is selected and the content is highlighted in a pink box.Image Modified
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Note: Create Tag from Selection is somewhat inaccurate in this sequence, as the tag already exists. Think of it as being "Associate the tag with the selection."

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  1. Click the Selection tool and select the content.

  2. Click the Options button and select Create Tag from Selection.

    An adobe acrobat pdf with three steps to create a tag with content.Image ModifiedThe Options dropdown menu with Create Tag from Selection highlighted.Image Modified
  3. Select the Type of tag from the drop-down menu and click OK. A tag with its content will appear in the Accessibility Tags Pane.

    The New Tag box with Type set to Heading Level 1.Image ModifiedThe accessibility tags pane with a Heading 1 Tag for Part 1 Introduction.Image Modified

Section 5.8: Finding Tagged Content from the Tag Tree or Document Pane

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  1. Click the Selection Tool and highlight/select the item with your cursor.

  2. Click on the Options button in the Accessibility Tags Pane and select Find Tag from Selection.

    An Adobe Acrobat pdf with three steps to find tagged content from the document pane.Image Modified
  3. The tag will be highlighted/selected in the tag tree.

    A paragraph is highlighted with a pink border.Image Modified

Section 5.9: Using the Reading Order Tool

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Note: Drawing a box around the content can sometimes be challenging. The tool may accidentally include extra blank space or miss parts of your selection. If this happens, simply click the mouse to clear the selection and try again until you’ve selected the correct content.

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To use the Reading Order Tool:

  1. Click on the Prepare for Accessibility Tool in the Tasks Pane.

    The Prepare for Accessibility tool highlighted with a black box.Image Modified
  2. The Prepare for Accessibility Pane will open. Go to the bottom of the listed tools and click Fix Reading Order.

    The Fix Reading Order tool highlighted with a black box.Image Modified
  3. The Reading Order Tool will appear. Keep in mind that this tool doesn’t offer all possible tag types, so if you need one that isn’t listed, you’ll have to create that tag in the Accessibility Tags pane.

    The Reading Order box with several buttons that create different tag types.Image Modified
  4. Next, draw a rectangle around the content you want to tag and select the desired tag type (e.g., Paragraph).

    A paragraph highlighted with pink borders.Image Modified
  5. The tool automatically creates the tag and associates it with the selected content. Whether you choose this visual approach or prefer to edit tags in the tag tree depends on your personal preference.

    A paragraph labeled with 1. Meaning it will be the first thing read by a screen reader.Image ModifiedA paragraph tag for a paragraph in the pdf.Image Modified

Section 5.10: Container Tags

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  1. Go to the All Tools Pane and click on the Prepare for Accessibility Tool.

    The Prepare for Accessibility tool highlighted with a black box.Image Modified
  2. Click on the Fix Reading Order Tool. Using the cursor (which is shaped like a crosshair) click and drag a box around the content.

    The Fix Reading Order Tool highlighted with a black box.Image Modified
  3. In the Reading Order Tool, select the Background/Artifact button.

    The Reading Order Tool with the Background and Artifact button highlighted in a black box. The image is highlighted with a pink box.Image Modified
  4. Now your content will be turned into an artifact and any tags made for that item will be gone. If you want to make several things an artifact at once, hold down the shift key while selecting the zone around each one, then select the Background/Artifact button.

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  1. Open the Accessibility Tags pane and right click on the content that needs to be labeled as an artifact. This should not be the tag itself, but the content within the tag which is next to the container icon that looks like a little box.

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  2. Select Change Tag to Artifact.

    The Options dropdown menu, with Change Tag to Artifact highlighted.Image Modified

Section 5.12: Finding Artifacts

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  1. In the Accessibility Tags Pane, click on the Options button and click Find.

    The Find button in Adobe Acrobat.Image Modified
  2. Artifacts will already be selected as the first option in the drop-down menu.

    The Find Element box in Adobe Acrobat with Find set to Artifact. Type is set to Search Document. Image Modified
  3. Select Search Page or Search Document and click the Find Next button.

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