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Tagging a PDF is arguably the most critical step in ensuring its accessibility. If you are familiar with HTML, PDF tagging will feel familiar since the principles are similar. If you are new to this, a bit of practice will help you become comfortable with the process.
Types of Tags in Acrobat:
Article
Annotation
Bibliography
Block Quote
Caption
Code
Division
Document
Figure
Form
Formula
Heading
Heading Level 1-6
Index
Label
Link
List
List Item
List Item Body
Note
Paragraph
Part
Quote
Reference
Section
Span
Table
Table Data Cell
Table Header Cell
Table of Contents
Table of Contents Item
Table Row
Section 1.2: Remediation Flow in PDF Documents
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Scan the document, if needed.
Use optical character recognition (OCR) to generate searchable text.
Proceed with the steps for working with an untagged PDF.
Section 1.3: PDF Accessibility Standards
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