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Accessibility Checker Panel, Acrobat Rule Check States

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Using the Acrobat XI Pro Accessibility Checker • Forms, Tables and Lists • All form fields are tagged • All form fields have description • TR must be a child of Table, THead, TBody, or TFoot • TH and TD must be children of TR • Tables must have headers • Tables must contain the same number of columns in each row and rows in each column • Tables must have a summary • LI must be a child of L • Lbl and LBody must be children of LI • Alternate Text and Headings • Figures require alternate text • Alternate text that will never be read • Alternate text must be associated with some content • Alternate text should not hide annotation • Elements require alternate text • Appropriate heading nesting Accessibility Checker Panel Once a report has been run, the issues that have been found are displayed in the Accessibility Checker panel. The results tree displays one of the following states for each rule check (See "Figure 6. Acrobat Rule Check States" on page 12): • Passed: The item passed this accessible check. • Passed Manually: The item was marked passed by manual inspect. • Skipped By User: The rule was not selected in the Accessibility Checker Options dialog box. • Needs Manual Check: The Full Check feature could not check the item automatically. Verify the item manually. • Failed: The item did not pass the accessibility check. Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: Best Practices for PDF Accessibility 11

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Using the Acrobat XI Pro Accessibility Checker
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Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: Best Practices for PDF Accessibility
•
Forms, Tables and Lists
•
All form fields are tagged
•
All form fields have description
•
TR must be a child of Table, THead, TBody, or TFoot
•
TH and TD must be children of TR
•
Tables must have headers
•
Tables must contain the same number of columns in each row and
rows in each column
•
Tables must have a summary
•
LI must be a child of L
•
Lbl and LBody must be children of LI
•
Alternate Text and Headings
•
Figures require alternate text
•
Alternate text that will never be read
•
Alternate text must be associated with some content
•
Alternate text should not hide annotation
•
Elements require alternate text
•
Appropriate heading nesting
Accessibility Checker Panel
Once a report has been run, the issues that have been found are displayed in the Accessibility
Checker panel. °e results tree displays one of the following states for each rule check
(See
“Figure 6. Acrobat Rule Check States” on page 12)
:
•
Passed:
°e item passed this accessible check.
•
Passed Manually:
°e item was marked passed by manual inspect.
•
Skipped By User:
°e rule was not selected in the Accessibility Checker
Options dialog box.
•
Needs Manual Check:
°e Full Check feature could not check the item
automatically. Verify the item manually.
•
Failed:
°e item did not pass the accessibility check.