Assessing the Order Panel
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When a document is converted to a PDF format from Word or PowerPoint it carries over specific labels, called: “tags”. They identify each component of the document such as: image, heading, graphics, paragraph, columns, and tables. The tags indicate these items as well as the order in which they will be read to the user of a screen reader or other assistive technology.
A Screen Reader will read the document at the exact order in which the tags are organized or the order of the panels. For the purpose of this tutorial, we will examine the document structure through the Order Panel instead of the Tag Panel.
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Click on the Advanced Tab and choose the Accessibility option:
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Step 2. |
Click on the TouchUp Reading Order to access the Reading Order panel:
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| Step 3. |
The TouchUp Reading Order window will open:
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Step 4. |
Click no the Show Order Panel button  |
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Order Panel will appear:
You will notice that all the pages from your document are displayed as: Page1, Page2, etc and when you click on any of them you will notice the Panel Order symbol with a number right next to the page number: |
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When you select them you will notice that certain segment of the file gets selected and change to blue color as shown below:
You can delete it (if it is an image or a graphic that burdens the text) or you can change the order by moving the panels up or down. |
. These are the different panels with text, images or graphics in your document.
