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How do I use the <Form> tag element?

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2009-11-24 16:43:58
avivcastro
Registered: Nov 24 2009
Posts: 15

I created a form in Indesign and used Acrobat 9 Pro to add form fields. I then proceeded to make the form accessible by setting the language, adding tags, and cleaning them all up. I also added tooltips to each of the form fields. I ran the full accessibility checker and it noted that all the form fields were inaccessible.

After double-checking the standard pdf tags, I see that is a tag element. How do I use it? Is it used like a simple tag, or is it like a tag which is inline? Or is it similar to an tag which requires

  • ,

  • ,

  • , etc. In your answer, please show me specifically how to enter it into the tag tree. I would so appreciate it!

    Thank you

    • My Product Information:
    Acrobat Pro 9.0, Macintosh
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    2009-11-25 01:11:59
    #1
    jmores235
    Registered: Nov 24 2009
    Posts: 4
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    2009-11-25 21:11:00
    #2
    daka630
    Expert
    Registered: Mar 1 2007
    Posts: 1420
    Hi avivcastro,
    Something to try.
    Presuming the remainder of the PDF is tagged appropriately, then -

    Open a test copy of the PDF in Acrobat.
    Open the Tag panel.
    Drop down the Options Menu (associated with the "cog wheels" icon in the Tags panel).
    From the Options Menu, select the following: "Highlight Content" then "Find".

    In the Find Element dialog, for "Find:" select "Unmarked Annotations".
    Select Search Page or Search Document as appropriate.
    Click The "Find" button.
    As each instance of an unmarked annotation (your form fields) is found it is highlighted.
    As each instance is found, click the "Tag Element" button.
    In the New Tag dialog, select Form for the Type.
    It may help to enter something in the Title.
    This text will appear next to the tag making it easier to track what is where.
    Click OK - the next form field will be highlighted.
    Click Tag Element, select "Form" in the New Tag dialog, give the new tag a title.
    Continue until all form fields are tagged.

    Each added tag will have the form:
    [tag icon] (title, if added)
    |_ (the "Name" of the form field) -OBJR

    The tags' placement in the structure tree will be predicated upon where focus was in the Tag panel.
    If focus is at the "top" ("Tags") the elements (tags) are placed in the root as siblings to other root elements.
    Regardless, you may have to move each element to an appropriate location in the structure tree to align them properly in the logical hierarchy. This will also facilitate obtaining a proper read order.fwiw, there are some important, functional differences between the elements you mentioned.

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    2009-11-30 11:50:40
    #3
    avivcastro
    Registered: Nov 24 2009
    Posts: 15
    Thank you so much!
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