

For example, for body text on the slide, choose the “Text” option. Once you have it selected, choose the option in the “Touch Up Reading Order” panel that corresponds with the structure you’ve selected.

Click and drag to select the text or image you want to tag. Usually the conversion process does tag items, but manual editing is necessary to make sure it’s done correctly. Under the “Accessibility” Tools option, use the “Touch Up Reading Order” tool. Once you have saved the file as a PDF, open it in Adobe Acrobat. To start with, make sure that the presentation file is fully accessible – all images that convey meaning need to have alt-text, for example.
When converting a PowerPoint file to Portable Document Format (PDF), “Save as PDF” is just the first step. From the desk of Lyssa Rowan, B.A., Web Developer
