Reading Order Options Quick Key-2
You can select Reading Order options from the dialog box, from the pop-up menu that appears when you right-click a highlighted region, or from the options menu in the Order panel. The Reading Order tool includes the following options:
- Text/Paragraph
Tags the selection as text.
- Figure
Tags the selection as a figure. The text contained within a figure tag is defined as part of the image and screen readers do not read it.
- Form Field
Tags the selection as a form field.
- Figure/Caption
Tags a selected figure and caption as a single tag. Any text contained in the tag is defined as a caption. Useful for tagging photos and captions, and preventing caption text from being incorrectly added to adjacent text blocks. Figures may require alternate text.
- Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3, Heading 4, Heading 5, Heading 6
Tags the selection as a first, second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth level heading tag. You can convert heading tags to bookmarks to help users navigate the document.
- Table
Tags the selection as a table after the selection is analyzed to determine the location of headings, columns, and rows.
- Cell
Tags the selection as a table or header cell. Use this option to merge cells that are incorrectly split.
- Formula
Tags the selection as a formula. Speech software may handle formula tags differently from normal text, so you may want to add a description using alternate text.
- Note
Tags the selection as a note.
- Reference
Tags the selection as a reference.
- Background/Artifact
Tags the selection as a background element or artifact, removing the item from the tag tree. This ensures that it does not appear in the reflowed document and screen readers do not read it.
- Table Editor
Automatically analyzes the selected table into cells and applies the appropriate tags. The table must be tagged as a table before you can use the Table Editor command on it.
- Show Page Content Groups
Shows content elements as highlighted areas that contain numbers to indicate the reading order. Specify the highlight color by clicking the color swatch.
- Show Table Cells
Highlights the content of individual table cells. Specify the highlight color by clicking the color swatch.
- Display Like Elements In A Single Block
Adjacent squares with the same tag type are collapsed into a single, bigger square with the common tag type that encompasses the original square.
- Show Tables And Figures
Outlines each table and figure with a crossed-out box. The box also indicates whether the element includes alternate text. Specify the box color by clicking the color swatch.
- Clear Page Structure
Removes the tagging structure from the page. Use this option to start over and create a new structure if the existing structure contains too many problems.
- Show Order Panel
Opens the Order tab for reordering highlighted content.
- Edit Alternate Text
Available in the menu that appears when you right-click a highlighted figure. Allows the user to add or edit a text description about the figure properties that a screen reader or other assistive technology reads.
- Edit Form Field Text
Available in the menu that appears when you right-click a form field. Allows the user to add or edit a form field text description that a screen reader or other assistive technology reads.
- Edit Table Summary
Available in the menu that appears when you right-click a highlighted table. Allows the user to add or edit a text description about the table properties that a screen reader or other assistive technology reads.