Tagging Links in PDFs

I am writing this post mostly to not lose this very useful piece of info that I read today.

I was working on remediating a PDF for a new client and there were several links that had been mismarked by the first person who had reviewed the PDF.

This article by Lynn Pacquin solved all my problems in about five minutes.

Her thoughts (copied and edited below)

To be accessible, each link in a PDF document must have three tags (in this order):

• a parent tag.
• a child tag.
• a child document content tag. 

The tag alerts a screen reader to the presence of the link. Acrobat tags each URL by adding a document content tag to the tag tree, but it does not also add a tag. A link that does not have a tag is considered an unmarked link and is inaccessible to assistive technology.

You must locate all instances of unmarked links in the tag tree, and then add tags to them, by following these instructions

1. In the Tags tab, choose Options & Highlight Content, and then choose Options & Find. 
2. In the ind Element dialog box, select Unmarked Links from the Find drop-down menu. 
3. Click Find. The first unmarked link is highlighted on the page. 
4. Close the Find dialog box. Use the select tool to select text that is near the link, then choose Options & Find Tag From Selection. 
5. In the Tags tab, select the document content tag for the link (the tag that names the URL), and then choose Options & New Tag. 
6. In the New Tag dialog box, select Link as the tag type and click OK. A tag appears below the selected document control tag. Drag the document content tag down to be the child of the tag. 
7. Select the tag, choose Options & Find, and then select Unmarked Links from the Find drop-down menu. 
8. Click Find. Acrobat finds the URL that you have been tagging. 
9. In the Find Element dialog box, click Tag Element. The following two things happen: - A tag appears as a child to the tag directly above the document content tag. The tagging for this link is complete. - Acrobat highlights the next unmarked link in the document. 
10. As needed, repeat steps 4 through 9 on the rest of the unmarked links in the document.

A custom coat

For Christmas, my aunt gifted me wool she inherited. The clearing out of closets is a whole series of posts for a future time, but suffice it to say, my relatives have been strongly encouraged to go into drawers that have been ignored for a while. She found several pieces of beautiful fabric and wanted at least one converted into something new. So, we set out to find a tailor. Most people told me to leave Buffalo and head to Toronto or New York City to have a coat made, but we went to Chayban's instead. He took one look at the fabric, agreed it was beautiful, quoted me $600 and took my measurements. One fitting later (only needed to adjust shoulders and determine the final length) and I'll have a custom coat in one month.

I admit that I was surprised when he quoted me that figure. But, now that I've gone through the fitting process I realize that I got a great deal. His experience was worth every penny for something I'll have for the rest of my life.

When you decide you need something done, and you go find the right person to do the work, pay them what they are worth.

26 Shirts

Sometimes I am lucky.  I picked Feb. 2 as my first 26shirts sponsorship day cause it's the day of the big game :)  And in addition to the regularly offered shirts in Buffalo, these are the special ones available this time around! 

Buff-Emoji

The Buffalonian Shirt