Accessibility Options - Adobe ACROBAT READER 7.0 Manual

Accessibility options

The Setup Assistant helps you select several options that improve accessibility in Adobe
Reader, particularly if you use assistive technologies. You can manually select additional
options in the Preferences dialog box. The Setup Assistant includes the following options:
Note: Some options may not be available, depending on the type of assistive device you
specify; the Setup Assistant presents only options that are appropriate for your device.
Use High-Contrast Colors For Document Text
Lets you choose from a list of contrasting color combinations for text and background, or
create your own. (See Using high-contrast colors.)
Disable Text Smoothing
Makes text sharper and easier to read with a screen magnifier.
Default Display Zoom
Set a percentage value (8.33-6400) to magnify documents on the screen. Allows low-
vision readers to read reflowed PDF documents more easily.
Always Use The Keyboard Selection Cursor
Keeps the pointer on automatically instead of requiring the user to select the Select tool
after a PDF document opens. Select this option if you use a screen magnifier.
Reading Order (for untagged documents)
Specifies the reading order of untagged documents. (See Selecting a reading order.)
Override The Reading Order In Tagged Documents
Uses the reading order specified in the Reading Preferences instead of that specified by
the tag structure of the document. Use only for PDF documents that are poorly tagged.
(See Selecting a reading order.)
Confirm Before Adding Tags To Document
When selected, Acrobat lets the user confirm the options that will be used before it
prepares an untagged document for reading by assistive technology. Tagging can be a
time-consuming procedure, particularly in larger documents.
Deliver Pages Or Document
Deliver Currently Visible Pages opens one page or a few pages at a time (Page Only
mode); Deliver The Entire Document At Once opens the entire document and may
negatively affect performance. Deliver All Pages Only For Small Documents lets Adobe
Reader selectively switch to Page Only mode if the document exceeds the page number
limit that you set in Maximum Number Of Pages In A Small Document. Page Only mode
is recommended for use with screen magnifiers but requires that you use keystroke
commands in Adobe Reader (not in the screen magnifier) to navigate to new pages.
Disable Document Auto-Save
Select to disable the auto-save function. Each time a PDF document is auto-saved, the
screen reader or magnifier must reload the document.
Reopen Documents To The Last Viewed Page
Allows you to save your place in the document for the next time you open it.
Display PDF Documents In The Web Browser
Opens PDF documents from the Internet in the web browser instead of a separate Adobe
Reader window. Deselect for greater control when navigating a document in a screen
reader.