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Section 11: Repairing reading order
and basic tagging problems
This section describes how to use the TouchUp Reading Order tool to assess and fix reading order problems and basic
tagging issues that can interfere with accessibility. It also explains how to use the tool to add alternate text to figures
and descriptions to form fields.
The information in this section applies to Acrobat 7.0 Professional.
Where you are in the PDF accessibility workflow
When to use the TouchUp Reading Order tool
The TouchUp Reading Order tool provides the easiest and quickest way to fix reading order and basic tagging
problems in Acrobat 7.0 Professional. It helps you achieve the greatest accessibility in the shortest amount of time,
especially for long documents.
You use the TouchUp Reading Order tool to perform the following accessibility tasks:
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To visually check, and then repair, the reading order of page content (necessary for screen readers and Reflow view)
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To properly tag fillable form fields and their labels
To add alternate text to figures and descriptions to form fields (necessary for screen readers)
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To fix the tagging of simple tables, and to prepare complex tables for more advanced manipulation in the tag tree
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