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

[Robert Spangler]

OH OK, so is PDF/UA simply a designation that the document is accessible,
and in this case it was inaccurate?


On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 12:44 PM L Snider <lsnider at gmail.com> wrote:


> 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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>>> 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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