PDF1. 0: Providing labels for interactive form controls in PDF documents. This example is shown with Adobe Live.
Cycle Designer. There are other software tools that perform similar functions. See the list of other software tools in PDF Authoring Tools that Provide Accessibility Support. Live. Cycle Designer provides several options for associating descriptive. For sighted or low- vision users, it is important to properly position. For screen reader users, you should. This example is shown in operation in the working example of providing labels in Live. Cycle Designer. Specifying accessible label text using the accessibility palette.
This tutorial shows you how to work with the PDF Forms features in Acrobat X. How to create a fillable PDF form with Acrobat X.
In Live. Cycle Designer, create or import a form. Then: Enable the palette by selecting Window > Accessibility or by.
F6. The palette shows the object's. The label that a screen reader uses does not necessarily have to be.
In some cases, you may want to provide. To specify what text should be announced by the screen reader for. Accessibility Palette's Screen.
Reader Precedence drop down list. Text is announced in the order shown. Depending on the complexity and difficulty of your form, you must.
By default, a screen reader searches for an object's text in order. Once descriptive text has been found for a control. The image below shows an example of a text field with a visual caption. One of the fields has. So this text is provided.
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Because a tooltip has a higher precedence than the. Labeling radio buttons. When a screen reader user tabs into a radio button, the screen reader. A general description of the purpose of the group of.
A meaningful description for the purpose of each radio. To make radio buttons accessible: In the Hierarchy palette, select the radio button group. In the Item area. Repositioning form labels.
The placement of a caption, or label, is important because users expect. When you create an object, Adobe Live. Cycle Designer automatically. Description above). For example, for a text field, the label.
If you need to change the position of the label text (for example. Select the object by moving the focus to it. The resulting repositioned label is shown below. The label for the. Date text field has been moved from the left of the field to the line.
Create dynamic PDF documents in Adobe In. Design. Creating a dynamic PDF document is a good way to create an interactive slideshow. You can create interactive documents with buttons, movies and sound clips, hyperlinks, bookmarks, and page transitions.
You can also set up documents in In. Design that can be converted to forms in Acrobat. You can export Adobe PDF documents that. Bookmarks. Bookmarks you create in the In. Design document appear in the Bookmarks.
Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader window. Each. bookmark jumps to a page, text, or graphic in the exported PDF file. These movies. and sound clips can be played back in the exported PDF file.
See Movies. and sounds. Hyperlinks. In an exported PDF document, clicking a hyperlink jumps to another. See Hyperlinks. Cross- references. A cross- reference refers readers from one part of your document. PDF file. Cross- references are especially useful. When a document with cross- references.
PDF, the cross- references act as interactive hyperlinks. See Page. transitions. Specify a name and location for the file. For Save As Type (Windows) or Format (Mac OS).
Adobe PDF (Interactive), and then click Save. Specify options in the Export To Interactive PDF dialog box. OK. The following options appear in the Export To Interactive PDF dialog. Pages. Indicate whether all pages in the document, or a page range.
If you select Range, specify a page range, such as 1- 7. See Specifying. pages to print. View. Initial view settings of the PDF when it’s opened.
Layout. Initial layout of the PDF when it’s opened. Presentation. Select Opens In Full Screen Mode to display the PDF in Adobe Acrobat. Adobe Reader without menus or panels displayed. To advance the pages.
Flip Pages Every and specify the number of. Page Transitions. Specify one page transition to apply to all pages during export. Select Appearance Only to include the normal state of buttons and the video posters as static elements. Embed Page Thumbnails. Embeds a thumbnail preview for each page in the PDF, increasing the file size. Deselect this setting when users of Acrobat 5.
PDF; these versions generate thumbnails dynamically each time you click the Pages panel of a PDF. View After Exporting. Opens the newly created PDF file in the default PDF viewing application. Create Acrobat Layers.
Saves each In. Design layer as an. Acrobat layer within the PDF. The layers are fully navigable, which.
Acrobat 6. 0 and later to generate multiple. PDF. Create Tagged PDFDuring export, automatically tags elements in the story based. Acrobat tags that In. Design supports. See Adding structure. PDFs.) Use Structure for Tab Order.
During export, uses the Tab Order specified using Object. Interactive > Set Tab Order.
This option is only available. PDFs. Compression. Choose JPEG (Lossy) to remove image data and possibly reduce image.
However, file size is reduced with a minimal loss of information. Choose. JPEG 2. 00. Lossless) to export the file without lossy compression. Choose. Automatic to let In.
Design determine the best quality for color and grayscale. JPEG Quality. Specifies the amount of detail in the exported image. The. higher the quality, the larger the file size. This option is dimmed. JPEG 2. 00. 0 (Lossless) for Compression. Resolution. Specify the resolution of bitmap images in the exported PDF. Choosing. a high resolution is especially important to allow viewers to zoom.
PDF. Choosing a high. Display Title. Choose what to display in the title bar of Acrobat when it opens your PDF. Available options are Document Title and File Name.
Language. Choose the document language for the PDF. This determines the default language for the exported PDF. If the required language is not in the list, you can also type the standard language ISO code. Require Password To Open The Document. Select this option to require users to type the password you specify to open the document. Document Open Password.
Specify the password that users must type to open the PDF file. Use A Password To Restrict Printing, Editing, And Other Tasks. Restricts access to the PDF file’s security settings. If the file is opened in Adobe Acrobat, the user can view the file but must enter the specified Permissions password in order to change the file’s Security and Permissions settings. If the file is opened in Illustrator, Photoshop, or In. Design, the user must enter the Permissions password, since it is not possible to open the file in a view- only mode. Permissions Password.
Specify a password that is required to change the permissions settings. This option is available only if the previous option is selected.
Printing Allowed. Specifies the level of printing that users are allowed for the PDF document. None. Prevents users from printing the document. Low Resolution (1. Lets users print at no higher than 1.
Printing may be slower because each page is printed as a bitmap image. High Resolution. Lets users print at any resolution, directing high- quality vector output to Post. Script and other printers that support advanced high- quality printing features. Changes Allowed. Defines which editing actions are allowed in the PDF document. None. Prevents users from making any changes to the document that are listed in the Changes Allowed menu, such as filling in form fields and adding comments. Inserting, Deleting, And Rotating Pages. Lets users insert, delete, and rotate pages, and create bookmarks and thumbnails.
Filling In Form Fields, And Signing. Lets users fill in forms and add digital signatures.
This option doesn’t allow them to add comments or create form fields. Commenting, Filling In Form Fields, And Signing. Lets users add comments and digital signatures, and fill in forms. This option doesn’t allow users to move page objects or create form fields. Any Except Extracting Pages.
Lets users edit the document, create and fill in form fields, and add comments and digital signatures. Enable Copying Of Text, Images, And Other Content. Lets users to select and copy the contents of a PDF. Enable Text Access For Screen Reader Devices For The Visually Impaired. Lets visually impaired users read the document with screen readers, but doesn’t allow users to copy or extract the document’s contents. Enable Plaintext Metadata. Allows users to copy and extract content from the PDF.
Selecting this option allows storage/search systems and search engines to access metadata stored in the document. Although In. Design does not provide tools for adding. Adobe Acrobat does.
You can create a form in In. Design. that includes placeholders for fields such as radio buttons, check. Then you can export to PDF, and use Acrobat. In In. Design. create the document you want to use for the form.
Use tables and text. You can also. add interactive buttons in In.
Design. Export the document to Adobe PDF. Start the form wizard to convert the placeholders into form. Use the form tools to add and edit the form. For more information.
Adobe Acrobat documentation. In Acrobat X. choose Tools > Forms > Create to start the form wizard. In Adobe Acrobat 9, choose Forms > Start Form Wizard. Additional Resources.
The Acrobat team provides an article on Designing forms for auto field detection in Adobe Acrobat. Michael Murphy provides a video tutorial about creating forms at Acrobat Friendly Form Design. Bob Bringhurst provides an article about designing forms at Creating PDF Forms in In. Design. Use the Preview panel preview interactivity and animation. If necessary, click.
Preview panel to test them. If. you’re previewing the document, you can click the Go To Previous. Page and Go To Next Page arrows at the bottom of the panel to move. Note: If you edit your document, you can refresh the. Play Preview button in the Preview panel. Choose Test In Browser from. Preview panel menu.
Click the interactive items in your document to test them. Choose Edit Preview Settings from the Preview. The Preview Settings dialog box shows the current. Export SWF dialog box.
Presentation Mode displays the active In. Design document. as a presentation. In Presentation Mode, the application menu, panels.
The background area has a dark. Presentation Mode is a helpful companion feature to the Adobe. Connect feature. You can start a web meeting by using the File >. Share My Screen command. Once the screen sharing has started, you. In. Design document into Presentation Mode.
Choose View > Screen Mode > Presentation. Use any of the following keystrokes. Note: You cannot edit the document in Presentation. Mode. However with a dual screen monitor, you can have two windows. Presentation. Mode. This approach lets you edit the document in the window set.
Normal view and immediately see the results in the window set. Presentation Mode.