Step 6: Add Tags To The Document; Determine If The Document Has Been Tagged - Adobe 09972554AD01A12 - Acrobat Pro - Mac Manual

Acrobat XI Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow
Set the Language for Individual Sections or Words
Please refer to Section 6 on page 52 for information on setting the language of specific text
using the Tags panels.

Step 6: Add Tags to the Document

Tagging is essential for PDF accessibility. Tags establish logical reading order and to provide
a means for indicating structure and type, adding alternative text descriptions to non-text
elements and substitute text (referred to as actual text) for elements in the PDF document.
If you've followed each step so far, your PDF document is searchable either from optical
character recognition or through the native document conversion. Any desired interactivity has
been added in the form of navigational controls or interactive form fields. The next step is to
add tags to the document if it has not been tagged. This section addresses the addition of tags,
while "Step 7: Examine and Repair the Tag Structure" on page 52 explains how to fix tags and
properly tag complex layouts and elements.

Determine if the Document has been Tagged

There are several ways to determine if a PDF file has been tagged:
2. Enter the ISO 639 code for the language in the Language field in the
Reading Options area of the Advanced tab. For more information, refer to
the ISO Language Codes on http://www.loc.gov/standards.
3. Activate the OK button
Figure 21. Setting the document language
Note: If the PDF document has been tagged, skip this discussion and proceed to "Step
7: Examine and Repair the Tag Structure" on page 52.
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