![creating accessible pdf documents with adobe indesign cs6 creating accessible pdf documents with adobe indesign cs6](https://adod.idrc.ocadu.ca/sites/adod.idrc.ocad.ca/files/New.jpg)
The new tools in Adobe InDesign CS6 offer a lot of potential for the freelance designer working on smaller scale, short run or one-off projects - where the new alternate layout and re-purposing tools will probably prove to be very valuable.
![creating accessible pdf documents with adobe indesign cs6 creating accessible pdf documents with adobe indesign cs6](https://cdn.lynda.com/course/669540/669540-636601856573215661-16x9.jpg)
Quite whether Adobe understands the exact working practices of designers - especially those working on large multi-format publications - is another matter, but it has set out with the best intentions to make their lives easier.
CREATING ACCESSIBLE PDF DOCUMENTS WITH ADOBE INDESIGN CS6 UPDATE
No official endorsement implied.Unlike Photoshop, where there are a lot of amateur users who like to dabble, Adobe InDesign CS6 is predominantly a professional publishing tool, and Adobe has squarely aimed this latest update at the professional designer. Made possible by a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), US Department of Education.
![creating accessible pdf documents with adobe indesign cs6 creating accessible pdf documents with adobe indesign cs6](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DDAJP5wXgAEQ6Zd.png)
Tables, bulleted and numbered lists, footnotes, and hyperlinks are tagged accurately and automatically, so all that is necessary to assign is your heading styles. InDesign can use your paragraph styles to map InDesign styles to PDF tags. Once the file is exported to Acrobat, it is important for the PDF to have certain information attached to the file. Drag to the point in the text that makes sense in the reading order.Click and hold the small blue box located at the top of the image.Only choose Artifact if the object should be ignored by a screen reader.Īnchoring images as objects at the appropriate point in the text helps establish an accessible flow of content.Under the Apply Tag menu, choose Based on Object and InDesign will automatically assign the tag that best corresponds with that object.Within the Object Export Options, select the Tagged PDF tab.The Object Export Options dialogue box can remain open while different images are selected, and alternative text assigned.Īpply a tag to selected images in InDesign to define what their role will be in Acrobat.Enter the appropriate alternative text.With an image selected, choose Custom from the Alt Text Source menu.From the control panel, select Object> Object Export Options.In the Articles panel menu, check the Use for Reading Order in Tagged PDF option.Īlternative text must be applied to images so that the information displayed can be described by a screen reader.Rearrange the reading order by dragging objects within the Articles panel to their correct location.Multiple objects can also be selected by shift clicking the items in the order you want them to appear. Assign the correct reading order by clicking objects within your document and dragging them into the Articles panel, under the corresponding Article section.Name the article and select the Include When Exporting option. Select the Create New Article icon at the bottom of the Articles panel.From the control panel, select Window> Articles.The Articles panel allows you to organize the content reading order of your document within InDesign. This resource is designed to be printed as a one page PDF file.