Read pdf form fields out loud, Interrupt reading out loud, About operating system accessibility tools – Adobe Acrobat 9 PRO Extended User Manual
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Last updated 9/30/2011
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Choose View > Read Out Loud > Read This Page Only.
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Choose View > Read Out Loud > Read To End Of Document.
Read PDF form fields out loud
1 In the Reading panel of the Preferences dialog box, select Read Form Fields in the Read Out Loud Options section.
2 In the PDF form, press Tab to select the first form field.
3 Make entries and selections as needed, and then press Tab to move to the next field, repeating this step until the
form is completed. Acrobat reads the state of selected check boxes and radio buttons.
Note: Read Out Loud does not echo your keystrokes. To hear what you have typed, use a screen reader.
Interrupt reading out loud
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Do one of the following:
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Choose View > Read Out Loud > Pause.
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Choose View > Read Out Loud > Resume.
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Choose View > Read Out Loud > Stop.
About operating system accessibility tools
Accessibility tools in Windows
Windows 2000, XP, and Vista operating systems have built-in tools that provide increased or alternate access to
information on the computer screen. Narrator is a light version of a screen reader. Magnifier is a screen magnification tool.
For more information on the accessibility tools in the Windows 2000, XP, or Vista operating systems, see the Microsoft
accessibility website.
Accessibility tools in Mac OS
Mac OS X has built-in tools that provide increased or alternate access to information on the computer screen.
For more information on the accessibility tools in the Mac OS X operating system, see the Apple® Inc. accessibility
website.
Creating accessible PDFs
Workflow for creating accessible PDFs
At a high level, the process of creating accessible PDFs consists of a few basic stages:
1 Consider accessibility before you convert a document to PDF.
2 As needed, add fillable form fields and descriptions, and set the tab order.
3 Add other accessibility features to the PDF.
4 Tag the PDF.
5 Evaluate the PDF and repair tagging problems.