Run the Make Accessible Action Wizard-2

Learning Preference Options

You have many options to learn the material, but you do not need to go through all of the different formats to be successful in this micro-course.

Your options include:

  • Watching the instructional video in the "Watch It" section.
  • Reading the instructional content in the "Or Read About It" section. 
 

Introducing the "Make Accessible" Wizard

 

The Make Accessible Wizard addresses identifying issues found within a PDF Document.

Make Accessible Action Wizard Above: the Make Accessible Action Wizard seen here may look a bit different from your version, but it has the same functionality. 
 

Make Accessible in Acrobat DC Pro:

  1. Click on the Tools menu.
  2. Find the Action Wizard tool near the bottom of the list, under the "Customize" label.
  3. Click on Action Wizard and a list of actions will appear on the right-hand side of the Acrobat Pro DC interface.
  4. Select the Make Accessible action and the Make Accessible Wizard will replace the list of actions.
  5. Click the Start button, then follow the instructions and prompts.
  6. The final action will be to run a Full Check on the document.

Completing the Action Wizard

Once you are presented with the Accessibility Checker Options, you are at the final step of the Action Wizard. The following pages of this module will explain how to run a Full Check and evaluate the results.

 

Watch It: Action Wizard Demo

 

The "Make Accessible" action walks you through the steps required to make a PDF accessible. It prompts you to address accessibility issues, such as a missing document description or title and looks for common elements that need further action, such as scanned text, form fields, tables, and images. You may also need the Reading Order Tool for objects that are not recognized in the Tag Panel. More information is provided in the Tags Panel Module. 

Watch the video below to learn where Make Accessible Wizard is located in a PDF, and how to use it.

 

Read It: Run the Action Wizard!

 

Step 1

Description window: enter meaningful and accurate data for each field.

PDF Description dialog

Step 2

Recognize Text - General Settings: Output is "Searchable Image" and the setting for "Downsample To" is 600 dpi.

 PDF Recognize Text dialog

Step 3

Select "No, Skip this Step" when asked if the document is intended to be a "fillable form".

PDF fillable forms question

Step 4

Set Reading Language: select the appropriate language for the document.

PDF Language dialog

Step 5

Images missing alternate text: Acrobat Pro will find any images that are missing alternate text descriptions and prompt you for a description.

PDF image detection

Step 6

Accessibility Checker Options: Set your options and click "Start Checking" to complete the final step of the "Make Accessible Action Wizard." 

Accessibility Checker Options window