{"id":35519,"date":"2025-09-18T08:01:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T07:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/?p=35519"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:28:37","slug":"how-to-tag-pdfs-for-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/how-to-tag-pdfs-for-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Tag PDFs for Accessibility?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35519\" class=\"elementor elementor-35519\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd322c9 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd322c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a45451\" data-id=\"4a45451\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a28d29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_punchline_cta\" data-id=\"7a28d29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_punchline_cta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Punchline CTA -->\n<style>\/* widget: Punchline CTA *\/\n\n.punchline-bg-eaa {\n\tbackground-image:url('\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eumap-1.png');\n  \tbackground-color:#01349F;\n  \tbackground-position:center right;\n  \tbackground-size:cover;\n}\n\n.punchline-bg-ada {\n\tbackground-image:url('\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/checker3Asset-2-8-1.png');\n  \tbackground-color:#06334A;\n  \tbackground-position:center right;\n  \tbackground-size:cover;\n}\n\n.punchline-bg-generic {\n\tbackground: rgb(6,51,74);\n\tbackground: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(6,51,74,1) 0%, rgba(3,98,95,1) 100%);\n}\n\n.punchline-wrapper {\n  padding:20px 30px;\n  display:flex;\n  justify-content:space-between;\n  align-items:center;\n  border-radius:8px;\n}\n\n.punchline-wrapper p {\n  color:white;\n  font-weight:600!important;\n  font-size:18px!important;\n  margin-bottom:0px!important;\n  padding-right:20px;\n}\n\n.punchline-wrapper a {\n    background: #FFB400;\n    border-radius: 5px !important;\n    line-height: 15px;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 15px;\n    text-align: center;\n    color: #000;\n    padding: 15px 40px;\n  \tborder: 3px solid #FFB400;\n  transition: all ease 0.3s;\n  min-width:205px;\n}\n\n.punchline-wrapper a:hover {\n\tbackground:white;\n  color:#000;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width:700px) {\n  .punchline-wrapper {\n  \tdisplay:block;\n  }\n  .punchline-wrapper a {\n  \tmargin-top:20px;\n    display:block;\n  }\n}\n\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"punchline-wrapper punchline-bg-generic\">\n    <p>\n        Get Your Free PDF Remediation Checklist\n    <\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/download\/pdf-remediation-checklist\/\">\n        Download Now\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<!-- end Punchline CTA -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88c79f2 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88c79f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a721f3\" data-id=\"4a721f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52403f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52403f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Estimates suggest there are over 2.5 trillion PDFs in existence. But how many are accessible for disabled web users? Whilst there isn\u2019t much available data, it\u2019s likely to be a considerably less impressive number.<\/p><p>Just like websites, <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/guide-to-pdf-accessibility\/\">digital accessibility for PDFs<\/a> is essential. Fortunately, there are simple solutions you can put in place to improve accessibility. For example, you\u2019ll need to tag your PDFs to ensure they\u2019re accessible for the blind and visually-impaired.<\/p><p>But what does tagging a PDF mean? And what steps are involved?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52c87b1 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52c87b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5a2a4d elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"b5a2a4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb16f6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb16f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Icon-Developers-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-31755\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Icon-Developers-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Icon-Developers-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Icon-Developers.png 476w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c0bf60\" data-id=\"0c0bf60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5de500 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5de500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What does it mean to tag a PDF?<\/h2><p>PDF tags provide additional information about the PDF content and its structure. Tags identify the content elements within your PDF, including headings, paragraphs, tables, quotes, captions, and lists. They can also be used to add alt text to any images in the document.<\/p><p>Like HTML tags and other online code languages, these PDF tags are not visible to readers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dadf8a9 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dadf8a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa8d28a\" data-id=\"aa8d28a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d0bf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6d0bf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Who benefits from accessible PDFs?<\/h2><p>Tagged PDFs are essential for <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/blind-accessibility\/\">blind and visually impaired people<\/a>, who often rely on assistive technology to access digital content, including PDFs. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/screen-reader-accessibility\/\">screen readers<\/a> can read the content aloud, helping these users to \u201csee\u201d the visual elements. PDF tags help screen readers to understand how the content is structured and present the material correctly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a94f118\" data-id=\"a94f118\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237d6e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"237d6e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/IDPD-Header-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-28527\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/IDPD-Header-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/IDPD-Header-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/IDPD-Header.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-013a0dc disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"013a0dc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e403124\" data-id=\"e403124\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce6687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dce6687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Tools you\u2019ll need for tagging accessible PDF files<\/h2><p>Not all word processors and document creation tools can be used to create tagged PDFs. For example, Google Docs has some basic <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/what-are-accessibility-features\/\">accessibility features<\/a>, like adding structurally correct headings with Heading Styles. However, there\u2019s no option to tag row and column headers in tables.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f2bdb6 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f2bdb6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad19858 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"ad19858\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b80f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26b80f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/3-Why-is-VPAT-important-icon-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-32637\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/3-Why-is-VPAT-important-icon-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/3-Why-is-VPAT-important-icon-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/3-Why-is-VPAT-important-icon-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/3-Why-is-VPAT-important-icon-1.png 801w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8526ca\" data-id=\"d8526ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c52092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c52092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plus, you\u2019ll lose any accessibility tags if you export a Google Doc file straight to PDF. To resolve this, you\u2019ll either need a third-party add-on or to edit the file in Microsoft Word and export it as a tagged PDF from there. <\/p><p>Platforms that export tagged PDF documents include:<\/p><ul><li>Microsoft 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)<\/li><li>Adobe InDesign<\/li><li>Apache OpenOffice Writer<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f62e5e disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f62e5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bcf370\" data-id=\"1bcf370\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465c9e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"465c9e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have existing untagged PDFs that you want to add tags to? You\u2019ll need a platform like Adobe Acrobat DC Pro, which has the capabilities to add these to your file.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42045e6 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42045e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-877a918\" data-id=\"877a918\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678e87b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"678e87b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Free Scan for Non-compliant PDFs on your Website<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d025e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d025e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scan your website to locate every PDF in one place and instantly see how many do not meet accessibility standards. You will also receive one of your website\u2019s PDFs fully remediated, so you can see the impact in action.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200948f elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"200948f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/pdf-accessibility-check\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Run a Free PDF Accessibility Scan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30384f4\" data-id=\"30384f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e63322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e63322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/PDF-Remediation-Icon-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36556\" alt=\"PDF accessibility remediation tool\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/PDF-Remediation-Icon-1.png 862w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/PDF-Remediation-Icon-1-300x256.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/PDF-Remediation-Icon-1-768x655.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-745da37 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"745da37\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cff4b77\" data-id=\"cff4b77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e74c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6e74c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Step-by-step guide: How to tag a PDF for accessibility<\/h2><p>Tagging a PDF document can seem daunting, especially if you&#8217;re not sure where to start. Below we&#8217;ve set out the steps you need to follow to tag new PDFs as you create them, and add tags to old untagged PDFs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6619ba3 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6619ba3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ee083e\" data-id=\"5ee083e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-691e7ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"691e7ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Creating a new tagged PDF<\/h3><p>You can tag a document when converting it to a PDF in some document creation tools. As mentioned above, only certain applications support PDF tagging, such as Microsoft Word. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1d7537 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1d7537\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebe4187\" data-id=\"ebe4187\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2971e40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2971e40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Accessibility-document-Header-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-32750\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Accessibility-document-Header-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Accessibility-document-Header-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Accessibility-document-Header-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Accessibility-document-Header-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Accessibility-document-Header-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Accessibility-document-Header.png 1601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d1c269\" data-id=\"8d1c269\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-961b169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"961b169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This can be helpful as the original application can adopt the structural data (such as heading styles) directly from the source document. It can then use this to create a logical structure tree, which is used to develop accurate PDF tags. These tags can include more complicated layouts, including tables and columns that are closely spaced together, as well as for <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/how-to-write-image-alt-text-for-accessibility\/\">alternative text<\/a>.<\/p><p>To generate tags accurately, ensure that headings and other elements are correctly styled for page structure. So, for example, don\u2019t just delineate headings with bold or enlarged text &#8211; always use heading styles. You can also add alternative text to images at this stage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e205e65 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e205e65\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ecc654\" data-id=\"1ecc654\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b54d249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b54d249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Creating a tagged PDF on Microsoft Word (Desktop)<\/h3><p>The methods used will vary slightly depending on the platform. On the desktop version of Microsoft Word, you\u2019ll select \u201cFile\u201d and then \u201cSave As\u201d. After this, you can either:<\/p><ul><li>Save to the original file location by expanding the file type menu. Then select \u201cPDF (*.pdf)\u201d. After this, select \u201cMore options\u2026\u201d to open the \u201cSave As\u201d dialogue box.<\/li><li>Or browse for a new file location. After selecting \u201cBrowse\u201d, you\u2019ll be taken to the \u201cSave As\u201d dialog box. Once you\u2019ve found your save location, expand the file type list and select \u201cPDF (*.pdf)\u201d.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2af64f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2af64f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finally, select \u201cOptions\u201d in the dialog box, and make sure the \u201cDocument structure tags for accessibility\u201d is selected. Once you\u2019ve done this, you can click \u201cOK\u201d and complete the PDF creation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33521a2 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33521a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dc08b5\" data-id=\"6dc08b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d57a3b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d57a3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Tagging an untagged existing PDF with Acrobat default auto-tagging<\/h3><p>It\u2019s possible to add tags automatically to a PDF using Adobe Acrobat DC Pro. To do this, click on \u201cAll tools\u201d, then \u201cPrepare for accessibility\u201d and select \u201cAutomatically tag PDF\u201d.<\/p><p>This tool works on all untagged PDF documents, analysing the material to identify the different elements, page structure, and content reading order. Similar to PDF tagging on content creation tools, it then generates a logical structure tree based on this information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bb49cf disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bb49cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aede360\" data-id=\"aede360\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f1069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69f1069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Acrobat\u2019s default auto-tagging tool works with most standard documents. If your document has a more complex layout, the tool may struggle to interpret it accurately. This can mean the tags are sequenced incorrectly, making the output confusing for screen reader users. Document elements that can affect this, include:<\/p><ul><li>Borderless tables<\/li><li>Columns that are closely spaced together <\/li><li>Irregular text alignment<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-805efc8\" data-id=\"805efc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e530781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e530781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Accessibility-Policy-Icon-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-32752\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Accessibility-Policy-Icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Accessibility-Policy-Icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Accessibility-Policy-Icon-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/Accessibility-Policy-Icon.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb1918f disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb1918f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42e33fb\" data-id=\"42e33fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aad3c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9aad3c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Tagging an untagged existing PDF with Acrobat cloud-based auto-tagging<\/h3><p>Adobe Acrobat also includes cloud-based auto-tagging tools, which can be used to create accurate tags and recognise scanned text. To use this tool, you will need to open up a PDF, then:<\/p><ol><li>Select \u201cAll tools\u201d<\/li><li>Select \u201cPrepare for accessibility\u201d<\/li><li>Select \u201cAutotag document\u201d<\/li><li>You\u2019ll then be prompted to enable cloud-based auto-tagging. Select \u201cEnable\u201d<\/li><li>Your PDF will then be analysed for eligibility. If it is eligible, tags will be applied automatically through the cloud-based auto-tagging. Once the process is complete, Acrobat will display a message to clarify that tagging has been successful.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7573e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7573e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Keep in mind that, although the auto-tagging process is cloud-based, your tagged PDF will not be saved in the cloud.<\/p><p>In some cases, files are not suitable for cloud-based auto-tagging. In these cases, your PDF will be tagged on your computer using Acrobat\u2019s local auto-tagging. There are several criteria that can make your document ineligible, including if your file is:<\/p><ul><li>Over 100MB<\/li><li>More than 200 pages<\/li><li>A scanned PDF with over 100 pages<\/li><li>Not written in a Latin alphabet (i.e, Japanese, Arabic, etc.)<\/li><li>Hosted in cloud storage<\/li><li>Contains form fields or text within annotations <\/li><li>A secured file that does not allow copying<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c828f34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c828f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the cloud-based auto-tagging is not enabled by default, you\u2019ll need to ensure that it is turned on. You can either do this when prompted during the auto-tagging process, or in advance via \u201cPreferences\u201d.<\/p><p>To do this:<\/p><ul><li>Press Ctrl + K on your Windows device (or Command + K on macOS) to bring up the Preferences menu. <\/li><li>From the left hand \u201cCategories\u201d menu, select \u201cAccessibility\u201d. <\/li><li>Then, under \u201cOther Accessibility Options\u201d, click \u201cEnable cloud-based auto-tagging for accessibility\u201d to enable it.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f301d4d disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f301d4d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24c3030\" data-id=\"24c3030\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3058bdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3058bdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Resolving missing tags at scale with Recite Me\u2019s PDF Accessibility Checker<\/h3><p>If you have countless PDFs across your website, manually resolving accessibility issues like missing tags can take a colossal amount of time. In this scenario, it\u2019s better to use a solution like Recite Me\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/product\/pdf-accessibility-checker\/\">PDF Accessibility Checker<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-095cb07 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"095cb07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ca3f30\" data-id=\"8ca3f30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebdd44d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebdd44d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Checker-mock-up-300x276.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-35197\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Checker-mock-up-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Checker-mock-up-768x706.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Checker-mock-up.png 925w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00b902c\" data-id=\"00b902c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df04386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df04386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This tool can instantly identify accessibility issues across all PDFs on your site. From your dashboard, you can easily access your site\u2019s results, including the next steps you need to take.<\/p><p>You can also automatically fix compliance issues, including missing tags and incorrect reading order, and choose how you launch all from a single, streamlined dashboard. Just click \u201cDownload Fixed PDFs\u201d to download the corrected accessible versions, or \u201cExport Configuration\u201d to redirect from the originals. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f00b4a disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f00b4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34bf517\" data-id=\"34bf517\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1066927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1066927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Why tagging your PDFs correctly is important<\/h2><p>Tagged PDFs might seem a very niche issue. In reality, they\u2019re integral to your website\u2019s accessibility. Failing to make your web content accessible to disabled people has serious consequences for your company. We\u2019ll explore the main issues below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-187a59c disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"187a59c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2e3de8\" data-id=\"b2e3de8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d88e86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d88e86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Legal obligations<\/h3><p>Website accessibility ensures that disabled people can live fulfilling digital lives, from accessing vital information to ordering from <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/ecommerce-store-website-accessibility\/\">e-commerce stores<\/a>. Disability rights legislation defends against discrimination in many areas of public life, including online.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e57b6d disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e57b6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6437772\" data-id=\"6437772\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3b3a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb3b3a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To avoid legal action, your business (and its website) must comply with national and local disability laws, such as:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/understanding-the-equality-act-and-website-accessibility\/\">Equality Act of 2010<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/news\/european-accessibility-act\/\">European Accessibility Act<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/ada-web-accessibility-law\/\">Americans with Disabilities Act<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/aca-web-accessibility-law-in-canada\/\">Accessible Canada Act<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/disability-discrimination-act-compliance\/\">Disability Discrimination Act<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3e68cf\" data-id=\"e3e68cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b848f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61b848f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/1-ADA-Compliance-Solutions-hero-300x216.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34666\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/1-ADA-Compliance-Solutions-hero-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/1-ADA-Compliance-Solutions-hero-1024x736.png 1024w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/1-ADA-Compliance-Solutions-hero-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/1-ADA-Compliance-Solutions-hero.png 1073w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aaffb78 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aaffb78\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-260fd50\" data-id=\"260fd50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d9599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42d9599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Reach more of your target audience with PDFs<\/h3><p>According to the World Health Organization, there are around 1.3 billion disabled people globally. That\u2019s 1 in 6 people. Think about how many people within your target audience may have disabilities. If your PDF isn\u2019t accessible, that\u2019s a huge percentage of the global population you\u2019ll be missing out on. In turn, that means missed sales, leads, and opportunities to build brand loyalty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-129d9d8 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"129d9d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-786401f elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"786401f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a781ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a781ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/The-Impact-of-Inclusion-Header-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34569\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/The-Impact-of-Inclusion-Header-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/The-Impact-of-Inclusion-Header-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/The-Impact-of-Inclusion-Header-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/The-Impact-of-Inclusion-Header.png 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c3e5db\" data-id=\"9c3e5db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7114cba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7114cba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That\u2019s particularly significant when you consider the importance of PDF documents to digital marketing campaigns. PDFs are frequently used to capture leads via tailored landing pages or offer meaningful content through marketing emails.<\/p><p>Plus, the global disability community has a collective spending power of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevaluable500.com\/press-release\/the-valuable-500-releases-new-data-on-global-accessibility-awareness-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$8 trillion per year<\/a>. So, inaccessible PDFs (and other digital accessibility issues) can also have a detrimental impact on your bottom line.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e54f9fb disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e54f9fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6c86cf\" data-id=\"d6c86cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3073a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3073a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Brand reputation<\/h3><p>Accessibility can have a strong impact on your brand\u2019s reputation. Web accessibility lawsuits and poor inclusivity practices naturally create a bad impression of your business. For one thing, disabled web users won\u2019t want to support companies who don\u2019t make their online materials accessible.<\/p><p>Beyond this, uninclusive businesses can also expect to face backlash from the wider population. Data shows that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2024\/11\/inclusive-accessible-product-design-disabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">66% of shoppers<\/a> are willing to pay extra for products from ethical brands.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-402d2b4\" data-id=\"402d2b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5f2d12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5f2d12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/3-Brand-Reputation-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34750\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/3-Brand-Reputation-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/3-Brand-Reputation-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/3-Brand-Reputation.png 501w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5100663 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5100663\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad2bb68\" data-id=\"ad2bb68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ad55a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3ad55a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How the Recite Me PDF Accessibility Checker can help<\/h2><p>If your website utilises PDFs, you need to be sure they\u2019re accessible to disabled web users. So, how can you find which PDFs need tags? Our <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/product\/pdf-accessibility-checker\/\">PDF Accessibility Checker<\/a> automatically searches through your website and tests your PDFs against <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/understanding-the-web-content-accessibility-guidelines-wcag\/\">WCAG standards<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>You can review and resolve issues on an interactive dashboard, with the option to export detailed reports. Compliance issues checked and fixed automatically include missing PDF tags, poor colour contrast and metadata issues. It\u2019s also easy to monitor and fix your ongoing content to ensure long-term compliance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb6ddb1 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb6ddb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-629cd95\" data-id=\"629cd95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75cc9c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75cc9c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Download A Free PDF Remediation Checklist<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98c98cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98c98cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Improve the accessibility of your website\u2019s official documents with our free PDF remediation checklist. It guides you through clear steps to identify and address common accessibility barriers, to align with global accessibility standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-118b705 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"118b705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/download\/pdf-remediation-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Your Free PDF Remediation Checklist<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef64b54\" data-id=\"ef64b54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e81b1be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e81b1be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"893\" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Frame-8-3-1-1-917x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36616\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Frame-8-3-1-1-917x1024.png 917w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Frame-8-3-1-1-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Frame-8-3-1-1-768x858.png 768w, https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/Frame-8-3-1-1.png 1232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d570a3 disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d570a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8778cf\" data-id=\"c8778cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f10f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13f10f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Conclusion: Make sure your PDFs are accessible<\/h2><p>PDFs are integral to your website\u2019s documentation and marketing. So, as with your video content and images, you need to make accessible PDFs a major priority for your business.<\/p><p>If you\u2019d like to learn more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/product\/pdf-accessibility-checker\/\">PDF Accessibility Checker<\/a>, get in touch to <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/demo\/\">request a demo<\/a>. Alternatively, you can browse our <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/resource-hub\/\">Resource Hub<\/a> for digital inclusivity resources, or reach out to our experienced web <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/product\/accessibility-consultancy\/\">accessibility consultants<\/a> for ongoing support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37761fd disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37761fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83ba0af\" data-id=\"83ba0af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b078c00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b078c00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How to tag PDFs for accessibility FAQs<\/h2><p>Looking for a recap or quick summary? Here are a few of our most frequently asked questions to help you get to grips with the essentials:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f27b338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"f27b338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2541\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2541\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><span class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What does tagging a PDF do?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2541\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2541\"><p>Tagging a PDF makes it accessible for use with <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/examples-of-assistive-technology\/\">assistive technologies<\/a>, including screen readers. PDF tags work like HTML tags, specifying information about the PDF\u2019s elements, such as headings, so that devices understand its formatting. This ensures that screen readers process the headings in the correct order, for example.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2542\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2542\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><span class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How to tag PDFs for accessibility?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2542\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2542\"><p>You can tag PDFs in several ways, including:<\/p><ul><li>During the PDF conversion process on document creation tools, like Microsoft Word<\/li><li>By adding tags with Adobe Acrobat DC Pro\u2019s local or cloud-based auto-tagging tools<\/li><li>By adding tags and resolving other accessibility issues on Recite Me\u2019s PDF Accessibility Checker<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2543\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2543\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><span class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the difference between a tagged PDF and a PDF?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2543\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2543\"><p>A PDF is a file format that retains the document\u2019s formatting across software and devices. A tagged PDF features behind-the-scenes tags that identify the content and its structure for use with assistive technologies, like screen readers. This includes heading hierarchies, tables, lists, and can also specify image alt text.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2544\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2544\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><span class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How to check if a PDF has accessibility tags?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2544\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2544\"><p>The best way to check if a PDF has accessibility tags is to use Recite Me\u2019s PDF accessibility checker. This tool scans all PDFs on your website for missing tags and other accessibility issues. So, rather than manually scanning each file, you can tackle untagged PDFs at scale.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2545\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2545\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><span class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><span class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How to make a PDF more accessible?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2545\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2545\"><p>PDF tagging is just one part of PDF accessibility. For a truly accessible PDF document, also aim for:<\/p><ul><li>Easily <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/best-fonts-for-accessibility\/\">legible fonts<\/a> with a size of at least 12pt<\/li><li>Simple table designs with clear headers and no nested tables<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/colour-contrast-accessibility\/\">Colour contrast<\/a> ratio of at least 4.5:1<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/au\/news\/keyboard-accessibility\/\">Keyboard-only navigation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e6b5ff disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e6b5ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-defd2df\" data-id=\"defd2df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e092a8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e092a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Check out our Products &amp; Services<\/h2><p>Ready to take your first steps towards digital accessibility compliance? Then see how we can support your journey with our accessibility solutions:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f2db4e elementor-section-content-space-between elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f2db4e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6ff56e\" data-id=\"d6ff56e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa25173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa25173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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