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  • List: <L>

  • List Item: <LI>

  • List Body: <Lbody>

  • Label: <Lbl>

Each individual list item is contained in an <Lbody> tag, which is nested under the <LI> tag. All <LI> tags are then nested under the <L> parent tag. The <Lbl> tag is used for the bullet or number of each list item, and . It is then nested under the <LI> tag. This tag is optional, but the other three are required. If you don't use the <Lbl> tag, then the bullet or number must be contained in the <Lbody> tag.

Acrobat does not differentiate know the difference between ordered and unordered lists (even if the original authoring software program does). Both types use the same tags in Acrobat.

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  1. Go to the Options Menu and click Find.

    Options Menu in Adobe Acrobat.
  2. The Find Element Dialog box will open. Change the Find dropdown menu to “Unmarked Links.” Then click Find. We are searching for links because we want the table of contents to give us a link to the contents page number.

    Find Element Dropdown menu with Unmarked Links highlighted in blue.
  3. Your content will be highlighted in Pink Borders. Click Tag Element. Then keep clicking Tag Element until all of the Links are tagged. In your hierarchy, you will see Link - OBJR tags.

  4. Now go back to the Options Menu and create a Link Tag. Place each Link OBJR tag into their own Link Tag.

    Hierarchy Example with Link OBJR tags in their own Link Tag
  5. Create a Paragraph tag, and highlight your first row of content in the Table of Contents. Then place your Link Tags inside of them.

    Tag Hierarchy with Link Tags inside of Paragraph Tags
  6. Go back to the Options Menu, click New Tag. Next, create a Table of Contents Item tag or <TOCI>. Then place each of your Paragraph tags inside the <TOCI> tags. Your hierarchy by now should look like this.

    The tag hierarchy with the Table of Content Item tags added.
  7. Now highlight your chapter name. In this case, it is “Web Accessibility Principles.” Right click your Link tag and click “Create Tag from Selection.” This will place your content inside the link tag but it will be separate from the Link - OBJR. Repeat this process for the rest of your contents.

    View of our Table of Contents Example with our hierarchy to the left.
  8. Go to the Options Menu to create a Table of Contents Tag or TOC. Place it at the top of your hierarchy and place your Table of Contents Items Tags inside it.

  9. Go to the Options Menu and create a Heading 1 tag. Place it at the top of your hierarchy and place your TOC tag inside it. Highlight your Table of Contents Title and place it inside the H1 tag. Your final hierarchy has been established and should look like this.

    Final Tag hierarchy example

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