介绍 to Creating Alternative Text in Adobe Acrobat DC Pro

PDFs are a common file format found in academia and industry. Downloaded articles are very frequently given in PDF form; however, many of 的se downloaded PDFs are inaccessible to screen reader users due to lack of proper accessibility supports. 几乎 7.300万人 在 United States rely on screen readers to fully access documents such as PDFs through Adobe Acrobat, meaning that faculty need to be aware of PDF accessibility shortcomings and how to remediate 的m.

幸运的是, all 密歇根州立大学丹佛 faculty have access to Adobe Acrobat through 的 university; ITS has information on installing Acrobat through 的 software center for both Windows and Apple computers.

One way to work on remediating inaccessible PDFs is by adding Alt-Text to any meaningful images and graphics 在 PDF, and marking images that do not provide meaningful content as decorative.

最基本的 for Adding Alternative Text in Adobe Acrobat

  1. 开放 的文件 Adobe Acrobat.
  2. 点击 编辑PDF 在 right-hand side of 的 screen.
    • This will prompt a review of 的 file by Optical Character Recognition Software, 它将识别文本, 表, 和文档中的图像.
    • Once this operation is complete, review and correct 的 document to ensure full accessibility of 的 text.
  3. 点击 工具 在左上角.
  4. 点击 的 可访问性 option at 的 bottom of 的 menu; this will bring up an additional menu 在 right side of your document.
  5. 点击 自动标记文档 在 可访问性菜单 识别所有图像.
  6. 点击 设置备选文本; this will open an additional window with 的 title ‘设置备选文本’.
  7. 类型 的 Alternative Descriptive Text 在 small window that appears 在 screen (see Tips for Writing Alt-Text at 的 bottom).
    • Note: If 的 picture is decorative, or fulfills no purpose check, 的 box labeled ‘Decorative Image. This will prevent 的 image from being read by screen readers.
  8. 点击 在 右箭头 to move to 的 next image 在 document.
  9. 点击 的 保存 & 关闭 button once all images have been given alternative text.

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