Make Adobe PDF forms accessible (Acrobat)

You can make form fields accessible to vision- and motion-challenged users by adding tags to the PDF and by properly structuring it. In addition, you can use the Tooltip form field property to provide the user with information about the field or to provide instructions. For example, using the Tooltip property’s value, the screen reader could say “Your name.” Without the Tooltip property, a screen reader simply names the type of form field.

  1. If necessary, choose Forms > Edit Form In Acrobat, and make sure that the Select Object  tool is selected.
    Note: If the Forms menu shows the Edit Form In LiveCycle Designer command, then use the corresponding procedure for that application. See LiveCycle Designer Help.
  2. Do one of the following to open the form field’s Properties window:

    • Double-click a selected form field.

    • Click the More button on the Properties toolbar. (If this toolbar is hidden, choose View > Toolbars > Properties bar.)

  3. In the General tab, type a description into the Tooltip box.
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