[Athen] [WebAIM] Removing the PDF/UA Identifier in Acrobat Pro DC

[L Snider]

Hi Robert,

In this case, the PDF is not accessible in any way, as it is just image
without any alternative text.

Cheers

Lisa

On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 1:39 PM Robert Spangler <rspangler1 at udayton.edu>
wrote:


> Hello, unsure of what PDF/UA is, I looked it up and see that it's

> PDF/Universal Access.  The article I read then goes on to talk about the

> importance of tagging documents and such.  It sounds like the PDF/UA

> attribute is a good thing.  Why would someone want to remove it?

>

> Thanks,

> Robert

>

>

> On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 12:17 PM Karen McCall <K4mccall at outlook.com>

> wrote:

>

>> Thanks everyone!

>>

>> That worked! I seldom go into those property areas and forget they exist.

>>

>> Cheers, Karen

>>

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>> Snider

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>> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Removing the PDF/UA Identifier in Acrobat Pro DC

>>

>> I had to do this a couple of times a year or so ago. I went into Acrobat

>> Pro, Properties, Additional Metadata and then I deleted the PDF/UA entry

>> and saved it and it gets rid of the PDF/UA identifier. That is the only way

>> I could do it.

>>

>> Cheers

>>

>> Lisa

>>

>> On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 11:14 AM Karen McCall <K4mccall at outlook.com>

>> wrote:

>>

>> > Morning Everyone!

>> >

>> > I have a PDF from a scanned image that I cannot make accessible and

>> > someone has put the PDF/UA identifier on it. How do I remove the

>> > PDF/UA identifier from a PDF document?

>> >

>> > I can't find any information on how to do this online.

>> >

>> > Thanks in advance for your help!

>> >

>> > Cheers, Karen

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