Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

How do I tag objects and text in Adobe Acrobat?

Table of Contents

...

Table of Contents
minLevel1
maxLevel6
outlinefalse
stylenone
typelist
printablefalse

Instructions

Overview: Tags are invisible labels that give semantic meaning to the document. Tags help screen readers and other assistive technologies know what each element is. It could be a heading, an image, a paragraph, anything. They convey this information to users as tags, then users have the ability to easily navigate the document and understand its structure.

...

  1. Open the Tag Navigation Pane. Click the Options drop-down menu.

    Accessibility Tags section in Adobe Acrobat. No tags available highlighted in blue.Image RemovedTags Pane in Adobe Acrobat.Image RemovedOptions Drop-down menu in Adobe Acrobat.Image RemovedAccessibility Tags section in Adobe Acrobat. No tags available highlighted in blue.Image AddedTags Pane in Adobe Acrobat.Image AddedOptions Drop-down menu in Adobe Acrobat.Image Added
  2. Select Create Tags Root. A tag icon should appear.

    Accessibility Tags pane with a tag inside.Image RemovedAccessibility Tags pane with a tag inside.Image Added

Section 4.2: Adding Tags

Now we can start creating our tags for the document. To create your new tags,

  1. Right-click the Tags Root.

    Accessibility Tags pane with a tag inside.Image RemovedAccessibility Tags pane with a tag inside.Image Added
  2. Select New Tag.

  3. For our Coastal Comforts Example, we will create a Document Tag.

  4. Select the Type from the dropdown menu and choose Document.

    New Tag box, type drop-down menu says Article.Image RemovedNew Tag box, type drop-down menu says Document.Image Added
  5. Add a title

    New Tag box with type set to Heading Level 1. Title is Sports Management SUNY FredoniaImage RemovedNew Tag box with type set to Document. Title is called Coastal Comforts Employee Manual.Image Added
  6. Click OK. The <H1> Your tag will appear in the hierarchy is empty. You will have to add content to the tag.

...

  1. Example of a Document Tag.Image Added

Section 4.3: Editing Tags and Tag Types

...

  1. Double click the tag and type in the new tag.

    A heading 1 tag for Sports Management is a child of the Document Tag.Image RemovedExample of a Document Tag.Image Added
  2. Right click the tag, select Properties. In the Tag Tab select the Type of tag from the drop down menu.

    Object Properties Box, Tag tab is open. Type is Heading Level 1. Title is Sports Management.Image RemovedObject Properties Box, Tag tab is open.Image Added

Section 4.4: How to Move Tags

...

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.

...

  1. Click the Selection Tool.

    Selection Tool in Adobe Acrobat.Image RemovedSelection Tool in Adobe Acrobat.Image Added
  2. Select the content in the document pane.

    Course Structure text highlighted.Image RemovedPart 1 Introduction text highlighted.Image Added
  3. Right-click the tag.

  4. Select Create Tag from Selection.

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

...

  1. A Heading 2 Tag with Part 1 Introduction inside it.Image Added

Section 4.8: How to Create a Tag and Add Content to a Tag at the Same Time

...

  1. Click the Selection tool.

    Selection Tool in Adobe Acrobat.Image RemovedSelection Tool in Adobe Acrobat.Image Added
  2. Select the content.

    Course Structure text highlightedImage RemovedPart 1 Introduction Text highlighted.Image Added
  3. Click the Options menu.

    Options Dropdown menu in Adobe Acrobat.Image RemovedOptions Dropdown menu in Adobe Acrobat.Image Added
  4. Select Create Tag from Selection.

  5. Select the Type of tag from the drop-down menu and click OK.

...

  1. New Tag Box. Type is set at Heading Level 2Image AddedHierarchy Example with a Heading 2 Tag for Part 1 IntroductionImage Added

Section 4.9: Finding Tagged Content from the Document Pane

...

  1. Click the Selection Tool.

    Selection Tool in Adobe Acrobat.Image RemovedSelection Tool in Adobe Acrobat.Image Added
  2. Highlight/select the item with your cursor.

    Course Structure highlighted in blue.Image RemovedPart 1 Introduction Text highlighted.Image Added
  3. Open the Options Menu in the Tags Pane.

    Options drop down menu in Adobe Acrobat.Image RemovedOptions Dropdown menu in Adobe Acrobat.Image Added
  4. Select Find Tag from Selection.

  5. The tag will be highlighted/selected in the tag tree.

    Heading 2 Tag highlighted Image Added

Section 4.10

...

  1. To create a tag, click the Tag Icon  

    No Tags available highlighted in the Tags section.Image Removed

                                                                 

  2. Highlight the text you want tagged

    Part 1 Introduction of an employee manual is highlighted.Image Removed
  3. Right Click Tags and click Create Tag Root

  4. 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)

    Menu Button in Adobe Acrobat.Image RemovedNew Tag Box, type is Heading Level 2.Image Removed
  5. 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”.

...

: Using the Reading Order Tool

To open the Reading Order Tool:

  1. Go to Tools then Accessibility.

    Tools Tab in Adobe Acrobat.Image RemovedAccessibility Tool in Adobe Acrobat.Image RemovedTools Tab in Adobe Acrobat.Image AddedAccessibility Tool in Adobe Acrobat.Image Added
  2. From the drop-down, select Add Shortcut.

    Action Wizard Tool on top, Accessibility Tool in the middle, Edit PDF tool in the middle.Image RemovedAction Wizard Tool on top, Accessibility Tool in the middle, Edit PDF tool in the middle.Image Added
  3. You'll then see it appear as a purple icon in the right-side Tools Pane.

  4. If you've previously created this Accessibility shortcut, you can just access it directly from the Tools Pane.

  5. Select Reading Order.

    Reading Order Tools on the left with all boxes checked. On the right, the Reading Order is selected with blue text.Image RemovedReading Order Tools on the left with all boxes checked. On the right, the Reading Order is selected with blue text.Image Added

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.

...

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.

...

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.

...

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.

  1. Open the Tags Pane.

    Tag Pane in Adobe Acrobat.Image RemovedTag Pane in Adobe Acrobat.Image Added
  2. 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).

    Background and Artifact Button in Adobe Acrobat.Image RemovedBackground and Artifact Button in Adobe Acrobat.Image Added
  3. Select Change Tag to Artifact.

Section 4.

...

13: Finding Artifacts

To find an Artifact that has been removed from the tag tree:

  1. Click the Options menu in the Tags Pane.

    Options Drop-down menu in Adobe Acrobat.Image RemovedOptions Drop-down menu in Adobe Acrobat.Image Added
  2. Click Find.

  3. Artifacts will already be selected as the first option in the drop-down menu.

  4. Select Search Page or Search Document.

  5. Click the Find button.

...

Section 4.15: Using the Tag Pane (Method 2 for creating Paragraph Tags)

  1. Click the Selection Tool.

    Selection Tool in Adobe Acrobat.Image Removed
  2. Highlight the paragraph.

    A paragraph on a Baseball Course description highlighted in light blue.Image Removed
  3. Open the Options Menu in the Tags Pane.

    Options Drop-down menu in Adobe Acrobat.Image Removed
  4. Select Create Tag from Selection.

  5. Select Paragraph from the drop-down and click OK.

    New Tag Box, Type Paragraph.Image Removed

...

  1. Find Element Box, Find dropdown says Artifacts. Search Document is checked.Image Added

Filter by label (Content by label)
showLabelsfalse
max5
spacescom.atlassian.confluence.content.render.xhtml.model.resource.identifiers.SpaceResourceIdentifier@82d
sortmodified
showSpacefalse
reversetrue
typepage
labelskb-how-to-article
cqllabel = "kb-how-to-article" and type = "page" and space = "AN"