CommonLook for Adobe Acrobat

Portable Document Format

• Designed for printing
• Enhanced with bookmarks, links, forms, etc.

Behind-the-Scenes

1. Physical View - what you see
2. Content - text used for search, indexing, etc.
3. Tags - logical structure, like HTML

• Add Tags
• Add Alternate Text
• Mark-up Headings and Lists
• Mark-up Table Headers
• Correct Reading Order
• Add Tool Tips

Acrobat's Accessibility Tools

• Quick Check
• Full Check
• TouchUp Reading Order (TURO)
• Content & Tags Panels
• Save As Accessible Text

Acrobat's Accessibility Limitations

• Checks can be misleading
• TURO doesn't show headings, lists
• TURO doesn't show reading order
• Content & Tags must be kept in sync

• Plug-in for Adobe Acrobat
• Automatically synchronizes Content & Tags
• Shows headings, lists, actual reading order
• Integrates checks/checklists

IBHE CommonLook Trial Program

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• Open to public universities & colleges
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