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To bring focus to items in sublists, use the Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Right Arrow, and Left Arrow
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To select or deselect an option that has focus, press the Spacebar.
The following Preferences categories are useful to screen reader users:
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Accessibility — for setting tab order to follow the document's structure
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General — for disabling the auto-save function to speed performance
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Internet — for controlling how Adobe Reader opens in a browser
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Multimedia — for controlling how multimedia players play back
accessibility information that is embedded in audio and video
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Page Display — for setting default zoom levels and setting default page layout displays
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Reading — for choosing the delivery method of pages that are sent to a screen reader
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Startup — for reopening documents to the last-viewed page
Note: The Reading category contains three sections labeled "Reading Order
Options", "Screen Reader Options", and "Read Out Loud Options. " While
the first two sections are relevant to screen readers, the last section is not.
The settings in "Read Out Loud Options" control the Read Aloud feature of
Adobe Reader. This feature reads aloud the text of a PDF document, but does
not provide the same level of reading functionality as an advanced screen
reader. Although it is not intended to replace screen reader technology, it
can be helpful when no screen reader is available. It is also a valuable tool
for people with dyslexia or another print disability.
Saving an Adobe PDF document as text
Adobe Reader provides the ability to extract the text of an Adobe PDF document and save it as
a text file. This is useful if you want to read the document on a note-taker or emboss the file with
a Braille printer. A text version of a PDF document contains no images or multimedia objects,
but it does contain alternate descriptions for images if the author provided them. To access
the "Save as text" dialog box, choose File > Save as text or press Alt+F and then press V.
For best results when saving text for use with alternative translation technologies, first choose
the Reading Order preference that best reflects the appropriate reading order of the document.
For instructions, see
"Using the Accessibility Setup
Note: If your screen reader does not read the saved text file in the most logical
order, the PDF document may not be adequately tagged and structured.
Navigating PDF documents with keyboard alternatives to mouse actions
Nearly all actions that can be performed with a mouse in Adobe Reader can also be performed using keystrokes.
The Adobe Reader interface should be familiar to anyone who has experience working with standard Windows
applications, such as word processors or web browsers. The menu bar is accessed by pressing the Alt key,
Accessing PDF Documents with Assistive Technology
Adobe Reader Accessibility Features
Assistant" earlier in this guide.
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