User`s guide

Accessing PDF Documents with Assistive Technology 21
The Accessibility Setup Assistant
e next set of options, labeled “Reading Mode Options”, controls how much information is delivered at once to
your screen reader. For large documents, select the radio button labeled “Read the Currently Visible Pages only.”
is option loads information from a few pages at a time into the memory buer of the screen reader. e
second option is labeled “Read the Entire Document At Once”. is is usually the best option when you are
using a screen reader, but it may aect performance when you read large documents.
Figure 4: Specifying Reading the Currently Visible Pages
Aer choosing your settings, tab to the Start button, and press the Enter key to begin
the tagging process. e time required to tag a document depends on the length and
complexity of the document, but the process oen nishes within a few seconds.
Automatic tagging is designed to enable screen readers to better interpret untagged PDF documents.
Depending on the complexity of the PDF document, however, this tagging may not fully capture the
intended reading order of the document. Many PDF documents have multiple columns, sidebars, or