Instead of choosing “Save as a PDF,” choose “Save as Adobe PDF.
Download and run the NXPowerLite PDF compressor. This allows you to strip out any unwanted space-gobbling objects, remove tags, and compress any pesky images further. Now, before you begin the process, make sure to look over the elements, like the fonts, and images to see which is inflating the file's size. What are the Dissimilarities between Adobe Acrobat and PDFelement in PDF Compression. No official endorsement implied.How to optimize a PDF file: 1. Made possible by a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), US Department of Education. See our other cheatsheets to make documents accessible in MS Word, PowerPoint, and InDesign. It is easier/better to make documents accessible as they are created. To change the reading order of an element in this panel, click and drag the tag to the location that reflects the correct reading order.The Order Panel will appear in the left sidebar with numbers that correspond to the numbers in the page. Reading order will now be displayed in the page instead of tag type. Select the Page Content Order radio button.The TouchUp Reading order tool can also allow you to change the reading order of the page content so it matches the visual reading order. If it should be read by a screen reader, select the item and press the appropriate button (e.g., Text, Heading 1-6, Figure). If a part of the page is not in a gray box then it is already in the background.This may include repetitive headers or footers. Select an element you wish to move to the background (i.e., it will be ignored by a screen reader) and press the background button.If the selected cell(s) needs to be tagged as a header, select the Header Cell option and assign a scope of either Row or Column.Right click on a selected cell(s) and choose Table Cell Properties. Select a table or cell by dragging a box through the cells (not around them or you might select additional cells).Table header cells will be identified in red. Select a table and then select Table Inspector.Enter the appropriate alternative text in the dialog box.To add or change alternative text, Right click on the image, select Edit Alternate Text.To tag a part of the page as an image, drag a box around the image and select the Figure button.
You can also add/edit the following tags in the TouchUp Reading Order tool: Images and alternative text Use the Text button for body text and the Heading 1-6 buttons to assign correct heading levels. You can use these buttons to assign tags to selected text or objects. Within the TouchUp Reading Order window you will notice a group of buttons with the names of several common tags.The page will now display tag types instead of reading order. Select the Structure Types radio button.Each of these boxes represents a tag and the number corresponds with the reading order in the Order panel. All of the content is enclosed in numbered boxes.