Use Reading Order & Order Panel as A Guideline Only!
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Remember -- use the Tags Panel to correct logical reading order!
Note: Below are the steps to use the Order Panel, but there are other tried-and-true methods that would save much more time and effort.
Just A Guideline!
Until Adobe refines its software to the point where one can use Reading Order and the Order Panel to structure logical reading order, and these actions transfer to the Tags Panel, the Reading Order and Order Panel can be used as a guide to quickly examine the structure.
After Document Is Tagged (Not Recommended)
After adding tags to a PDF document, it is important to verify if the reading order of the document follows a logical progression. This is particularly true if the document contains multi-column layouts, sidebars, footnotes or other content areas that deviate from the general page layout.
After adding tags to a PDF, enable the Order panel (View > Navigation Tabs > Order Panel) to view each page’s reading order. Reading order is determined on a page-by-page basis. Content on the page will be “zoned” in gray boxes with a numerical value in the upper left corner of each “zone”. These numerical values and “zones” in the PDF view are the same as those identified in the Order panel.
- To manipulate the reading order, open the Order panel (View > Navigation Tabs > Order Panel).
- Click on the box to the left of the numbered content you wish to reorder. Move the selected content higher or lower in the Order panel hierarchy.
- Content should be read in the numerical order in which it appears in the Order panel.