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Adobe AcrobaL 8 allows for elemenLs of a documenL Lo be Lagged accordlng Lo Lhelr purpose. 1hese
Lags are noL dlsplayed ln Lhe documenL, buL Lhey are used by screen readers Lo undersLand Lhe
sLrucLure of Lhe documenL. 1agglng documenLs used ln onllne courses allows people wlLh
dlsablllLles Lo access maLerlals as easlly as Lhelr fellow classmaLes.
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?ou wlll wanL Lo open your 1ags anel so LhaL you can easlly Lag your documenL.
1. WlLh your ul flle open, cllck vlew" on Lhe menu bar.

2. Co Lo navlgaLlon anels", and selecL 1ags" from Lhe llsL.

3. A Lag Lree wlll appear ln a new wlndow.

4. lL wlll be easler Lo have Lhls wlndow docked on Lhe sldebar so lL does noL dlsappear whlle you
are worklng on your ul. ?ou can do Lhls by followlng Lhese sLeps:
1. Cllck vlew" on Lhe menu bar.
2. Co Lo navlgaLlon anels", and selecL uock all anels".

3. 1o open Lhe 1ags panel now LhaL lL ls docked, cllck Lhe brown Lag lcon.

4. 1he Lag Lree ls now locaLed on Lhe sldebar.

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!" $%& '% (%) *++ ,( +-.,(',/0+ ),1 2,00+' 34,1*5 llke ln Lhe screenshoL above, your documenL ls
unLagged. ?ou may have Adobe AcrobaL 8 auLo Lag your documenL by dolng Lhe followlng:
1. Cllck Advanced" on Lhe Lop menu bar.

2. Co Lo AccesslblllLy" and selecL Add 1ags Lo uocumenL" from Lhe llsL.

3. Adobe AcrobaL 8 wlll now aLLempL Lo Lag Lhe documenL for you.
keep ln mlnd LhaL you wlll sLlll need Lo look over Lhe Lags LhaL Adobe AcrobaL 8 generaLes Lo make sure
Lhey are correcL, and flx Lhem lf Lhey are lncorrecL. ln mosL cases, especlally wlLh larger documenLs, lL ls
fasLer Lo leL Adobe AcrobaL 8 Lag Lhe documenL for you raLher Lhan manually Lagglng Lhe enLlre
documenL.
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WlLh Lhe Lag panel, you can vlew all Lhe Lags assoclaLed wlLh your currenL documenL, modlfy Lags, and
see speclflcally whaL ln Lhe documenL each Lag ls belng applled.
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1. WlLh Lhe Lag panel open, cllck Lhe box wlLh a +" nexL Lo 1ags" from Lhe Lag Lree Lo expand lL.
2. lf you have any <SecL>" Lags, expand Lhem Lhe same way. 1he Lags assoclaLed wlLh your
currenL documenL wlll be vlslble.
3. Cllck on CpLlons" aL Lhe Lop rlghL of Lhe 1ag panel.

4. SelecL PlghllghL ConLenL" from Lhe llsL of opLlons. 1hls allows you Lo cllck on a speclflc Lag on
Lhe Lag Lree and see whaL lL ls Lagglng ln Lhe documenL. 1hls makes lL easler Lo deLermlne lf Lhe
lLem has been Lagged correcLly.

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8efore you can deLermlne lf Lhe rlghL Lags have been applled Lo your documenL, you need Lo know whaL
each Lag means and lLs proper use. Pere ls a llsL of Lhe mosL common Lags:
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<P1> = Peadlng 1. 1hls ls Lhe LlLle of your documenL. 1here should only be one <P1> for Lhe
enLlre documenL.
<P2> = Peadlng 2. 1hls ls Lhe hlghesL level sub-headlngs ln a documenL.
<P3> = Peadlng 3. 1hls ls a Lhlrd level headlng.
<P4> = Peadlng 4. 1hls ls a fourLh level headlng.
<P3> = Peadlng 3. 1hls ls a flfLh level headlng.
<P6> = Peadlng 6. 1hls ls a slxLh level headlng.

6%)+7 Llke ln an CuLllne, you should never sklp headlng levels. lor example an lncorrecL headlng
sLrucLure would be: Peadlng 1 -> Peadlng 3 -> Peadlng 2 -> Peadlng 4. 1hls LuLorlal ls an
example of a proper headlng hlerarchy!
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<> = aragraph. 1hls ls used Lo Lag paragraphs.
<llgure> = A flgure or lmage.
<CapLlon> = CapLlon. When an lmage ls Lagged as a flgure, Lhe capLlon Lag Lags Lhe capLlon for
lL.
<L> = A llsL. All Lags wlLhln Lhls Lag are parL of a llsL.
<Ll> = LlsL lLem. 1hls Lag should always be embedded wlLhln an <L> Lag.
<Llnk> = A hyperllnk.
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<1able> = A Lable. All Lags wlLhln Lhls Lag are parL of a Lable.
<18> = 1able row. ?ou should have one of Lhese Lags for each row ln your Lable.
<1u> = 1able daLa. 1hls ls used Lo Lag daLa cells ln a Lable.
<1P> = 1able Peadlng. 1hls ls used Lo Lag Lable headlng cells.
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1. 8lghL cllck on Lhe Lag ln Lhe Lag Lree you wanL Lo modlfy and selecL roperLles." from Lhe llsL.

2. lrom Lhe 1ag" Lab, selecL Lhe approprlaLe Lag from Lhe drop-down box for 1ype:".
3. Cllck Close". 1he old Lag changes Lo Lhe new Lag you [usL selecLed on Lhe Lag Lree. ?ou musL do
Lhls for every Lag ln your documenL LhaL ls lncorrecL.

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Screen readers requlre Lhe use of alLernaLlve LexL Lo convey Lhe meanlng of an lmage. lL ls noL necessary
Lo begln your alL" LexL wlLh lmage of." because screen readers preface Lhe alL" LexL wlLh lmage."
AlLernaLlve LexL should be clear and conclse.
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1. Cllck 1ools" on Lhe menu bar and selecL Advanced LdlLlng".

2. Choose 1ouchup 8eadlng Crder 1ool" from Lhe llsL.

3. WlLh Lhe 1ouchup 8eadlng Crder Lool open, rlghL cllck on Lhe lmage.
4. SelecL LdlL AlLernaLe 1exL" from Lhe llsL.

3. LnLer alL LexL for Lhe lmage ln Lhe box and cllck Ck".

6. 8emember Lo repeaL Lhese sLeps for each lmage ln your documenL.
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lf you have Lables ln your ul flle, lL ls noL only lmporLanL for Lhem Lo be Lagged correcLly. 1hey should
also lnclude a 'scope' for each Lable header cell, so screen readers can undersLand whaL cells each
headlng ls descrlblng.
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1. lf you do noL already have Lhe 1ouchup 8eadlng Crder 1ool open, you wlll need Lo open lL. Cllck
1ools" from Lhe menu bar and mouse over Advanced LdlLlng".

2. SelecL 1ouchup 8eadlng Crder 1ool" from Lhe llsL.

3. WlLh Lhe 1ouchu 8eadlng Crder" Lool open, selecL your Lable ln your documenL by cllcklng Lhe
number near Lhe Lop of your Lable.

4. Cn Lhe 1ouchu 8eadlng Crder" Lool wlLh your Lable selecLed, cllck 1able lnspecLor". ?our
Lable should now appear ln Lhe documenL wlLh red boxes around each cell.

3. 8lghL cllck a Lable header cell and selecL 1able Cell roperLles".

6. uslng Lhe drop-down box nexL Lo Scope:", selecL Lhe scope of cells Lo whlch your header
applles. lL ls lmporLanL Lo keep ln mlnd LhaL ln nearly all cases, a header should elLher apply Lo a
column or row. lf lL does noL apply Lo elLher, lL probably should noL be a header cell.

7. Cllck Ck."
8. 8epeaL Lhe above sLeps for each Lable header.
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Adobe AcrobaL 8 offers Lwo dlfferenL accesslblllLy checks LhaL can help check for any accesslblllLy errors.
We recommend uslng Lhe lull Check.
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1he Culck Check feaLure only Lells you lf your ul documenL has Lags or noL. lL falls Lo ldenLlfy even
baslc accesslblllLy errors. 48+ 9&:2; <8+2; *8%&0' (%) /+ &*+' as a way Lo LesL Lhe accesslblllLy of
your documenL.
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1he lull Check ls a more deLalled verslon of Lhe Culck Check. lL can plck up some baslc errors and
can glve hlnLs on how Lo repalr Lhem. keep ln mlnd LhaL whlle Lhe lull Check ls a useful Lool, lL does
noL plck up all errors.
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1. Cllck Advanced" on Lhe menu bar.
2. Co Lo AccesslblllLy" and selecL lull Check." from Lhe llsL.

3. lrom Lhe box LhaL appears, you can choose a number of dlfferenL opLlons. lL ls mosL helpful
Lo check CreaLe commenLs ln documenL" under 8eporL and CommenL CpLlons".

4. under age 8ange" make sure All pages ln documenL" ls selecLed.

3. under Checklng CpLlons", all Lhe boxes should be checked.

6. Cllck SLarL Checklng" Lo run Lhe lull Check.

7. Cnce Lhe check has compleLed, an alerL box wlll appear glvlng you a summary of Lhe
resulLs. lf you chose for Lhe lull Check Lo lnclude commenLs ln your documenL, lL wlll
supply you wlLh hlnLs for flxlng and errors LhaL were found LhaL look llke Lhls:

8. ?ou can cllck Lhls lcon Lo vlew more lnformaLlon abouL any errors. 8efer Lo Lhe approprlaLe
secLlon of Lhls LuLorlal for help wlLh correcLlng Lhem.

9. Cnce you have flnlshed flxlng any errors Lhe check has found, you should go Lhrough Lhe
Lags manually Lo make sure your documenL ls Lagged correcLly.
10. Save your documenL.