Accessible PDF Training
Welcome to the State of Minnesota’s free e-Learning program on how to create accessible PDF documents. Each module is short and focuses on a single topic. If you are new to PDF accessibility, start at the beginning and work your way through the number sequence. If you have some experience with accessibility, start with the introduction, “PDF Basics,” then select whatever topic you need to learn right now.
Training Modules
1 PDF Basics
A brief overview of familiarizing yourself with Acrobat Pro, how to set up your software for maximum productivity, and key first steps to creating accessible PDFs. For example, start with an accessible source document.
2 Document Properties
Setting your document properties.
Document Properties Transcript
3 Tags
An introduction to PDF tags.
4 Walk the Tag Tree
How to walk the tag tree and what it does for you.
5 Document Structure and Bookmarks
How headings create document structure and bookmarks
Document Structure and Bookmarks Transcript
6 Hyperlinks
Creating and managing hyperlinks.
7 Color
How to test color contrast in your source document
8 Images
About Figure tags, alternate (alt) text, captions, and decorative images
9 Lists
Creating or adjusting lists.
10 Tables
How to work with tables.
11 Testing
How to use the accessibility checker and understand the results