How do I tag objects and text in Adobe Acrobat?
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\uD83D\uDCD8 Instructions
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Tags are used in Adobe Acrobat to identify a contents value in a document so it can be read and interpreted by assistive technology. By tagging an object, we are assigning a hierarchical value to an element. For example: An <H1> tag is used for Headings Style 1 or the main heading for a section or chapter. <H2> is used for Heading Style 2, most commonly used for subsections. In a hierarchy, <H2> must be parented under <H1>. Paragraphs or <p>, but be parented under <H2> or in necessary order. Headings must always be higher than paragraphs.
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Adding a Tags Root to an Untagged PDF
Open the Tag Navigation Pane. Click the Options drop-down menu.
Select Create Tags Root. A tag icon should appear.
Section 4.2: Adding Tags
Now we can start creating our tags for the document. To create your new tags,
Right-click the Tags Root.
Select New Tag.
For our Coastal Comforts Example, we will create a Document Tag.
Select the Type from the dropdown menu and choose Document.
Add a title
Click OK. The <H1> Your tag will appear in the hierarchy is empty. You will have to add content to the tag.
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Section 4.3: Editing Tags and Tag Types
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Double click the tag and type in the new tag.
Right click the tag, select Properties. In the Tag Tab select the Type of tag from the drop down menu.
Section 4.4: How to Move Tags
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You can delete tags by selecting them, then pressing the delete key on the keyboard. You can also right-click a tag and select Delete Tag.
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Click the Selection Tool.
Select the content in the document pane.
Right-click the tag.
Select Create Tag from Selection.
Now a container with the content will be created inside that tag.
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Section 4.8: How to Create a Tag and Add Content to a Tag at the Same Time
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Click the Selection tool.
Select the content.
Click the Options menu.
Select Create Tag from Selection.
Select the Type of tag from the drop-down menu and click OK.
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Section 4.9: Finding Tagged Content from the Document Pane
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Click the Selection Tool.
Highlight/select the item with your cursor.
Open the Options Menu in the Tags Pane.
Select Find Tag from Selection.
The tag will be highlighted/selected in the tag tree.
Section 4.10
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To create a tag, click the Tag Icon
Highlight the text you want tagged
Right Click Tags and click Create Tag Root
Click the Menu Button and Click New Tag, under type, select Heading Level 2 (due to this example being a Heading Level 2). You may also include a title or name of what the tag is called. (This may help you keep track of what the tags are for)
A new tag has been created, but nothing is inside yet. With your text still highlighted, right click the <H2> tag and click on “Create Tag from Selection”.
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: Using the Reading Order Tool
To open the Reading Order Tool:
Go to Tools then Accessibility.
From the drop-down, select Add Shortcut.
You'll then see it appear as a purple icon in the right-side Tools Pane.
If you've previously created this Accessibility shortcut, you can just access it directly from the Tools Pane.
Select Reading Order.
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 Tags navigation pane.
Section 4.
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11: Container Tags
Container elements are the highest level of element and provide hierarchical grouping for other block-level elements. However, these tags do not convey any semantic meaning to the document. They are simply used to organize the tag tree structure and are more for the benefit of the document author than the end user. They will not be picked up or announced by screen readers, but they might be very helpful to find your way around in a long document.
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For example, a book could be organized using <Part> tags for each chapter, <Sect> tags for each section of that chapter, and <Part> tags again for every page in that chapter.
Section 4.
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12: Using the Tags Pane
You can also turn items that have already been tagged into Artifacts. This is often necessary when you’re working with an automatically tagged document during manual touch-up.
Open the Tags Pane.
Right-click the content that needs to be labeled as an Artifact (not the tag itself, but the content within it, which is next to the container icon that looks like a little box).
Select Change Tag to Artifact.
Section 4.
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13: Finding Artifacts
To find an Artifact that has been removed from the tag tree:
Click the Options menu in the Tags Pane.
Click Find.
Artifacts will already be selected as the first option in the drop-down menu.
Select Search Page or Search Document.
Click the Find button.
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Section 4.15: Using the Tag Pane (Method 2 for creating Paragraph Tags)
Click the Selection Tool.
Highlight the paragraph.
Open the Options Menu in the Tags Pane.
Select Create Tag from Selection.
Select Paragraph from the drop-down and click OK.
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