This page outlines which WCAG Parts pertain to PDFs.
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1.1.1 - Non-text Content |
- PDF1: Applying text alternatives to images with the Alt entry in PDF documents
- PDF4: Hiding decorative images with the Artifact tag in PDF documents
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1.3.1 - Info and Relationships |
- PDF6: Using table elements for table markup in PDF Documents
- PDF20: Using Adobe Acrobat Pro's Table Editor to repair mistagged tables
- PDF10: Providing labels for interactive form controls in PDF documents
- PDF12: Providing name, role, value information for form fields in PDF documents
- PDF9: Providing headings by marking content with heading tags in PDF documents
- PDF11: Providing links and link text using the /Link structure element in PDF documents
- PDF17: Specifying consistent page numbering for PDF documents
- PDF21: Using List tags for lists in PDF documents
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1.3.2 - Meaningful Sequence |
- PDF3: Ensuring correct tab and reading order in PDF documents
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1.4.5 - Images of Text |
- PDF7: PDF7: Performing OCR on a scanned PDF document to provide actual text
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2.1.1 - Keyboard |
- PDF11: Providing links and link text using the /Link structure element in PDF documents
- PDF23: Providing interactive form controls in PDF documents
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2.4.1 - Bypass Blocks |
- PDF9: Providing headings by marking content with heading tags in PDF documents
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2.4.2 - Page Titled |
- PDF18: Specifying the document title using the Title entry in the document information dictionary of a PDF document
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2.4.3 - Focus Order |
- PDF3: Ensuring correct tab and reading order in PDF documents
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2.4.4 - Link Purpose (In Context) |
- PDF11: Providing links and link text using the /Link structure element in PDF documents
- PDF13: Providing replacement text using the /Alt entry for links in PDF documents
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2.4.5 - Multiple Ways |
- PDF2: Creating bookmarks in PDF documents
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2.4.6 - Headings and Labels |
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3.1.1 - Language of Page |
- PDF16: Setting the default language using the /Lang entry in the document catalog of a PDF document
- PDF19: Specifying the language for a passage or phrase with the Lang entry in PDF documents
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3.2.1 - Language of Parts |
- PDF19: Specifying the language for a passage or phrase with the Lang entry in PDF documents
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3.2.3 - Consistent Navigation |
- PDF14: Providing running headers and footers in PDF documents
- PDF17: Specifying consistent page numbering for PDF documents
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3.3.1 - Error Identification |
- PDF5: Indicating required form controls in PDF forms
- PDF22: Indicating when user input falls outside the required format or values in PDF forms
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3.3.2 - Labels or Instructions |
- PDF5: Indicating required form controls in PDF forms
- PDF10: Providing labels for interactive form controls in PDF documents
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3.3.3 - Error Suggestion |
- PDF5: Indicating required form controls in PDF forms
- PDF22: Indicating when user input falls outside the required format or values in PDF forms
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4.1.2 - Name, Role, Value |
- PDF10: Providing labels for interactive form controls in PDF documents
- PDF12: Providing name, role, value information for form fields in PDF documents
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PDF |
HTML |
PDF1: Applying text alternatives to images with the Alt entry in PDF documents |
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PDF2: Creating bookmarks in PDF documents |
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PDF3: Ensuring correct tab and reading order in PDF documents |
- 1.3.2 - Meaningful Sequence
- 2.4.3 - Focus Order
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PDF4: Hiding decorative images with the Artifact tag in PDF documents |
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PDF5: Indicating required form controls in PDF forms |
- 3.3.1 - Error Identification
- 3.3.2 - Labels or Instructions
- 3.3.3 - Error Suggestion
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PDF6: Using table elements for table markup in PDF Documents |
- 1.3.1 - Info and Relationships
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PDF7: Performing OCR on a scanned PDF document to provide actual text |
- 1.4.5 - Images of Text
- 1.4.9 - Images of Text (No Exception) (AAA)
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PDF8: Providing definitions for abbreviations via an E entry for a structure element |
- 3.1.4 - Abbreviations (AAA)
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PDF9: Providing headings by marking content with heading tags in PDF documents |
- 1.3.1 - Info and Relationships
- 2.4.1 - Bypass Blocks
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PDF10: Providing labels for interactive form controls in PDF documents |
- 1.3.1 - Info and Relationships
- 3.3.2 - Labels or Instructions
- 4.1.2 - Name, Role, Value
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PDF11: Providing links and link text using the /Link structure element in PDF documents |
- 1.3.1 - Info and Relationships
- 2.1.1 - Keyboard
- 2.1.3 - Keyboard (No Exception) (AAA)
- 2.4.4 - Link Purpose (In Context)
- 2.4.9 - Link Purpose (Link Only) (AAA)
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PDF12: Providing name, role, value information for form fields in PDF documents |
- 1.3.1 - Info and Relationships
- 4.1.2 - Name, Role, Value
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PDF13: Providing replacement text using the /Alt entry for links in PDF documents |
- 2.4.4 - Link Purpose (In Context)
- 2.4.9 - Link Purpose (Link Only) (AAA)
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PDF14: Providing running headers and footers in PDF documents |
- 2.4.8 - Location (AAA)
- 3.2.3 - Consistent Navigation
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PDF15: Providing submit buttons with the submit-form action in PDF forms |
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PDF16: Setting the default language using the /Lang entry in the document catalog of a PDF document |
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PDF17: Specifying consistent page numbering for PDF documents |
- 1.3.1 - Info and Relationships
- 2.4.8 - Location
- 3.2.3 - Consistent Navigation
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PDF18: Specifying the document title using the Title entry in the document information dictionary of a PDF document |
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PDF19: Specifying the language for a passage or phrase with the Lang entry in PDF documents |
- 3.1.1 - Language of Page
- 3.1.2 - Language of Parts
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PDF20: Using Adobe Acrobat Pro's Table Editor to repair mistagged tables |
- 1.3.1 - Info and Relationships
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PDF21: Using List tags for lists in PDF documents |
- 1.3.1 - Info and Relationships
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PDF22: Indicating when user input falls outside the required format or values in PDF forms |
- 3.3.1 - Error Identification
- 3.3.3 - Error Suggestion
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PDF23: Indicating when user input falls outside the required format or values in PDF forms |
- 2.1.1 - Keyboard
- 2.1.3 - Keyboard (No Exception) (AAA)
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