Screen Reader Accessibility Error Workaround for Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader DC The AVAiCDialog dialog used by Adobe Acrobat DC to display online storage options for opening and saving PDF files cannot be read by popular screen readers such as JAWS for Windows, NVDA, and Window Eyes. A workaround is available which involves bypassing this […]
View PostMost businesses and government agencies rely on PDF technology for everything from invoicing to project management to records storage. But what do CIOs, IT managers and ECM strategists really know about the electronic document format prevalent worldwide? Do they leverage the power of PDF to reduce costs, mitigate risks and create new opportunities for serving […]
View PostCertified mode is in Acrobat 8.0 and later. Certified mode is set in Acrobat Preferences, and insures that only Adobe-certified third-party plug-ins are loaded. This option is used only when there is reason to prevent third-party plug-ins to interact with your PDF documents.
View PostThe Acrobat user interface uses the term “Bookmarks” for a collection of document placeholders. In the Acrobat user interface the Bookmarks are displayed in separate window pane located to the left side of the document window. Note: In the PDF Reference and ISO-32000; the term used is “Outlines”.
View PostIn PDF, an annotation is an item separate from the page content which is located in a layer above the page content. For example, like a Post-It® note is located over the text of a page. Annotations can take many forms. The following is a list of the most common annotations used in PDF: Markup […]
View PostAdobe Reader software is the standard for PDF (Portable Document Format) document sharing. It is the only PDF file viewer that can open and interact with all PDF documents. Adobe Reader is for viewing, navigating, and printing PDF documents. Adobe Reader is free software that lets anyone view and print Adobe PDF files on all […]
View PostAdobe Acrobat consists of a family of products for creating, modifying, indexing, searching, displaying, and manipulating PDF (Portable Document Format) files. Adobe Reader is for viewing, navigating, and printing PDF documents. Adobe Reader is free software that lets anyone view and print Adobe PDF files on all major computer platforms, as well as fill in […]
View PostIt’s fairly commonplace to think of PDF as a format for official or reference documents, or perhaps as a simple way to share content without worrying about whether end-users have the software to view it. It’s also fairly commonplace to think of PDFs as nothing but dumb pages, with no zippy interactive features or capabilities. […]
View PostAdobe today posted a new set of content designed to enhance end-user understanding of accessibility in PDF. These documents are edited by Adobe PDF accessibility specialist Greg Pisocky, and they pull together know-how from many sources. Anyone interested in Section 508 compliance and accessibility in PDF files should download and check them out! …and from […]
View PostOrganized by Christopher Smith’s AGI (recently acquired by Aquent), last week’s 2007 Adobe Acrobat PDF Conference in Orlando, Florida was a notable success. The co-location with the CRE8 conference for graphic designers expanded the scope to the benefit of all attendees. The Scene From the opening welcome party complete with Mickey Mouse and open bar, […]
View PostI learn something (in fact, usually two or more somethings) at every single PDF event. Last week’s Adobe Acrobat PDF Conference in Orlando was no exception, and I’m not talking about Al Gore’s magnetic presentation on global climate change. This tip is really worth the mention because it is so simple, yet of real value […]
View PostFew people pay much attention to help files. Like the proverbial (and now nearly extinct) Printed Software Manual, most users only crack open the Help menu when in extremis. The preferred method is to blunder though dialogs and settings on a hunt for magic buttons. It takes a serious stumbling block to convince today’s user […]
View PostI’ve been working on “live” files using Acrobat 8 Professional for some time now, so my initial reactions to the latest version of Acrobat are a little more seasoned. I had this in mind during a recent interview for MacAddict magazine. Since I went on at greater length than they could possibly print, I thought […]
View PostFor those who yearn for maximum PDF power, Adobe has posted essential new reading in the latest JavaScript Reference for Acrobat 8. As the brag states, Acrobat JavaScript “…implements objects, methods, and properties that enable you to manipulate PDF files, produce database-driven PDF files, modify the appearance of PDF files, and much more. You can […]
View PostOne of the new features in Acrobat 8.0 Professional garnering significant comment is redaction. This handy tool allowing users to permanently eliminate text or graphics from a PDF page. Solid, simple idea – what’s not to like? Thus far, Acrobat 8’s redaction tool has been generally well received in principle, although a few discriminating reviewers […]
View PostThe single most important feature of Acrobat Professional 8 is a dramatic expansion in the Reader Extensions that Acrobat Professional may apply to PDF files, bestowing new “Extended Rights”. Of these, the most important such “Right” is commonly known as “Reader Save”. Within the new End User License Agreement (EULA) and certain other technical limitations, […]
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