11.2.1 for Windows

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Foxit PDF Editor
Chapter 12: Accessibility User Manual
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Read and Interact with PDF with Screen Reader
Foxit PDF Editor enables visually impaired users to read and interact with PDF using
NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access) and JAWS (Job Access with Speech). While reading
and interacting with PDF, you can use the Setup Assistant command in the
Accessibility tab to improve how Foxit PDF Editor interact with your screen reader,
or change your reading settings for the current document by choosing Accessibility >
Reading Option in Foxit PDF Editor.
Shortcut keys
Foxit PDF Editor provides users with single-key accelerators for accessibility to
navigate PDF.
Create accessible PDFs (Pro Only)
Accessible PDF documents have content and elements including searchable text,
alternate text descriptions for images/interactive form fields, reading order, and
document tags, to enable people with disabilities to work on them with or without
screen readers or other assistive software/hardware. Foxit PDF Editor provides
commands to help make your PDF accessible by tagging PDFs and form fields, setting
alternate text, and editing tags. You can also use the Action Wizard in Foxit Foxit PDF
Editor Pro to create accessible PDFs in batch.
Tag PDF documents and form fields
In PDF files, tags indicate the structure of documents and define the logic that binds
the content together including the correct reading order, and the presence and
meaning of figures, which can work better with the assistive technology like screen
readers. To check whether a PDF is tagged, navigate to File > Properties >
Description > Tagged PDF.
It is recommended that you tag a document when converting it to PDF from an
authoring application, but if you do not have access to an authoring application that
can generate a tagged PDF, you can tag a PDF any time with Foxit PDF Editor Pro.
To tag a PDF, open the document and click the Autotag Document command in the
Accessibility tab. Then the tags of the document are created and you can view the
tags in the Tags panel in the navigation pane. If the document already has tags, you’ll