Accessibility - Fixing PDF Title and Tagging

In order to remediate your PDF files in one place, you will need to ensure that you have Adobe Acrobat installed on your machine.  Please follow this knowledge base article for Installing and managing Adobe Creative Cloud applications using Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop - University Owned Devices

Locate the original PDF file and download a copy; for example, from SHARED drive, OneDrive, or Canvas.

 

Fixing Title Issues:

1. Open your PDF file in Adobe Acrobat. 

2. Click on the Menu button in the top left.

Adobe Menu Options

 

3. Select Document Properties.

4. Update the “Title” field to reflect what you want to title the document.

Document Properties Window

Note: A PDF title is a piece of metadata within a PDF document that provides a brief description or title for the file. It's separate from the file name and is often used by applications and browsers to display a title for the document.

5. Click Ok.

6. Save your document changes.

 

Fixing Tagging Issues:

1. Click on All tools up on the navigation bar.

All tools menu items

2. Click on the Prepare for accessibility button.  You may need to click on View more to find it in the list.

Prepare for accessibility menu item

3. Click on Automatically tag PDF.  This runs the tagging process and displays them on the right-hand side menu bar.

Automatically tag PDF menu item

4. Save your document changes.

Once you have updated your PDF file, you can then re-upload it to your desired location. NOTE: In a Canvas Course, you will need to re-link it wherever you had it originally linked. 

Need help?

If you have questions, please contact the ITS Help Desk at 608.342.1400 or helpdesk@uwplatt.edu.  You may also visit the Help Desk on the first floor of the Karrmann Library.

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