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Creating Accessible PDFs Course
Summary
Course Aim:
Workplaces today need to be compliant with a range of accessibility requirements. The Accessible PDF course will help you achieve this.
Creating accessible PDF files allows viewers with disabilities to read PDF documents and ensures compliance with various legal and other requirements. Just as importantly, creating accessible PDFs benefits all users by making document more easily searchable and usable.
This course takes participants through the process of creating accessible PDF files using Microsoft Word (PC only), Adobe InDesign and Adobe Acrobat Professional. Documents are prepared for accessibility in Word and InDesign then checked and edited using Acrobat. The course also covers creating accessible PDFs from any software using Acrobat. Multiple document types including graphics, tables, text-based documents and forms are used as examples. Guidelines, standards, real-life examples and assistive technologies are also discussed.
This course is highly recommended for all creators of PDF files. It is often a relatively simple process to make PDFs accessible and is of great benefit to both individuals and corporations.
Course Prerequisites:
The prerequisites for this course is governed by your need; all attendees must have completed the Acrobat for Business course or have equivalent knowledge. Further, users who need to produce accessible PDFs from MS-Office must be competent in MS-Office, and users who need to produce accessible PDFs from Adobe InDesign must have a good knowledge of InDesign (InDesign L1 and L2 courses). We recommend that inDesign users also complete our Level 3 course or have equivalent knowledge.
Course Duration:
One day 9:00am – 4:30pm
Classroom courses include:
- Adobe Certified instructors (with min 10 yrs experience)
- Alpha prepared comprehensive coursenotes with tutorials and exercises (updated frequently to reflect industry trends)
- Certificates
- After course support, unlimited HELP DESK (via email, to reinforce the learning), helpdesk@alphacc.com.au
- Training guarantee
- FREE repeat of public course within 6 months (where required, and on same version), see terms & conditions
Content
Course Content
During this course you will learn about:
Topic 1 Introduction to Accessibility
- Topic Objectives
- What is accessibility?
- Why make PDF files accessible?
- What makes a PDF accessible?
- Accessibility guidelines and standards
- Assistive technologies explained
- Assistive features of Adobe Reader & Acrobat for users with disabilities
- PDF with accessibility problems
- PDF with accessibility problems fixed
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 2 Creating an Accessible MS Word document
- Topic Objectives
- Setting up Word documents for accessibility
- Working with text and styles
- Editing styles
- Creating and editing styles in an existing document
- Other tips for working with text
- Checking Accessibility in Word
- Formating documents in Microsoft Word for accessibility
- Adding Alternative Text to Word Graphics and Images
- Using the PDF maker
- Configuring the PDF maker for accessibility
- Converting documents to accessible PDFs
- Checking the PDF using Acrobat
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 3 Creating an accessible PDF from Adobe InDesign
- Topic Objectives
- Requirements of accessible InDesign documents
- Articles
- Ensuring Read Order is correct in Acrobat
- Object Export Options
- Mapping styles to export tags
- File information and metadata
- Bookmarks and hyperlinks
- Anchored Objects
- Creating the PDF file
- Working in Acrobat Professional
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 4 Repairing Accessibility in Acrobat
- Topic Objectives
- Working in Acrobat — Overview
- Working with scanned documents
- Setting document language
- Setting security that allows accessibility
- Creating accessible links
- Adding bookmarks
- Checking for tags
- Adding tags in Acrobat
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 5 Using the TouchUp Reading Order tool
- Topic Objectives
- The TouchUp Reading Order tool
- Checking Reading Order with the Touch Up Read Order Tool
- Editing tags with the TouchUp Reading Order tool
- Applying and editing figure tags with the TouchUp Reading Order tool
- Editing table tags and tagging unrecognised tables
- Check if table contains identified Header cells
- Associating data cells to row and column Headers
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 6 Working with Tags
- Topic Objectives
- About working with tags
- The Content panel
- Tags Panel
- Editing tags with the Tags Panel
- Adding alternate text and supplementary information to tags
- Correcting table tags
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 7 Creating Accessible PDF Forms
- Topic Objectives
- About forms in Acrobat
- PDF form fields
- Using Acrobat to detect and create interactive form fields
- Creating form fields manually
- Forms editing mode
- Descriptions for form fields
- Editing or modifying an existing form field
- Setting the tab order
- Making a PDF form accessible
- Adding form fields to already tagged PDF files
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Topic 8 Checking Accessibility
- Topic Objectives
- About checking accessibility in Acrobat
- Quick Check
- Full Check
- Additional validation techniques
- Using Reflow view to quickly check reading order
- Read Out Loud
- Saving as accessible text
- Putting it all together: further exercises
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Appendix A Creating an accessible PDF from InDesign CS5 (Structure pane and XML)
- Topic Objectives
- Requirements of accessible InDesign documents
- Tagging text
- Applying tags to text
- Applying tags to tables
- Applying tags to lists
- Tagging graphics
- Applying tags to artefacts
- Other considerations when tagging
- Ordering tags
- File information and metadata
- Bookmarks and hyperlinks
- Creating the PDF file
- Working in Acrobat Professional
- InDesign elements that need fixing in Acrobat
- Topic Summary
- Topic Review
Index
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The Creating Accessible PDFs course is not offered as part of a special.
2012 Training Specials for Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra Centres
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Selected Level 1 courses $775
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Selected Level 1 public courses in our Sydney Training Centre are now $775 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion.
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Selected Level 2 courses $775
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Selected Level 2 public courses in our Sydney Training Centre are now $775 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion.
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Support your staff by upskilling them.
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Alpha is offering a FREE 1-day course to the person attending TWO 2-day public courses (at RRP pricing) in our Sydney Training Centre during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is a limited offer, and will be limited to specific 1-day courses. Courses will be invoiced together (two 2-day courses, at RRP pricing, plus 1-day free course) and must be paid in full before course commencement to obtain free course. Register for TWO public 2-day courses to obtain the FREE 1-day course.
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Buy Acrobat Package for $775 (Package RRP normally $945)
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The Acrobat Package (Acrobat for Business and Acrobat Advanced) public courses in our Sydney Training Centre is now $800 during the promotional period (Package RRP normally $945; note the 2 courses bought separetely are $945). The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is limited.
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Selected Level 1 courses $775
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Selected Level 1 public courses in our Brisbane Training Centre are now $775 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion.
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Selected Level 2 courses $775
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Selected Level 2 public courses in our Brisbane Training Centre are now $775 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion.
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Buy 2 * 2-day courses and get a 1-day course FREE
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Support your staff by upskilling them.
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Alpha is offering a FREE 1-day course to the person attending TWO 2-day public courses (at RRP pricing) in our Brisbane Training Centre during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is a limited offer, and will be limited to specific 1-day courses. Courses will be invoiced together (two 2-day courses, at RRP pricing, plus 1-day free course) and must be paid in full before course commencement to obtain free course. Register for TWO public 2-day courses to obtain the FREE 1-day course.
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Option 4 (BRISBANE):
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Buy Acrobat Package for $775 (Package RRP normally $945)
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The Acrobat Package (Acrobat for Business and Acrobat Advanced) public courses in our Brisbane Training Centre is now $775 during the promotional period (Package RRP normally $945; note the 2 courses bought separetely are $945). The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is limited.
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Option 1 (MELBOURNE):
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Selected Level 1 courses $775
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Selected Level 1 public courses in our Melbourne Training Centres are now $775 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion.
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Option 2 (MELBOURNE):
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Selected Level 2 courses $775
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Selected Level 2 public courses in our Melbourne Training Centres are now $775 (RRP $935) during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion.
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Option 3 (MELBOURNE):
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Buy 2 * 2-day courses and get a 1-day course FREE
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Support your staff by upskilling them.
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Alpha is offering a FREE 1-day course to the person attending TWO 2-day public courses (at RRP pricing) in our Melbourne Training Centre during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is a limited offer, and will be limited to specific 1-day courses. Courses will be invoiced together (two 2-day courses, at RRP pricing, plus 1-day free course) and must be paid in full before course commencement to obtain free course. Register for TWO public 2-day courses to obtain the FREE 1-day course.
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Buy Acrobat Package for $775 (Package RRP normally $945)
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The Acrobat Package (Acrobat for Business and Acrobat Advanced) public courses in our Sydney-Brisbane-Melbourne Training Centres is now $775 during the promotional period (Package RRP normally $945; note the 2 courses bought separetely are $945). The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is limited.
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Buy 2 * 2-day courses and get a 1-day course FREE
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Support your staff by upskilling them.
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Alpha is offering a FREE 1-day course to the person attending TWO 2-day public courses (at RRP pricing) in our Canberra Training Centre during the promotional period. The offer can't be taken with another offer or promotion and is a limited offer, and will be limited to specific 1-day courses. Courses will be invoiced together (two 2-day courses, at RRP pricing, plus 1-day free course) and must be paid in full before course commencement to obtain free course. Register for TWO public 2-day courses to obtain the FREE 1-day course.
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