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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hi Robert
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Everybody on here is right, you will not be able to create a form in Acrobat using a screen reader. There are a few PDF form controls however, you can create
in word using Acrobat’s recognize form fields feature. They are textboxes, checkboxes and radio buttons. Of course the end result is not entirely an accessible document but if you want to give it a try to see how it works, here is a good tutorial.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Here is the relevant section.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444;background:white">The auto field detection feature looks for specific objects to convert to form fields. For example, underlines, text boxes, and clearly delineated
tables are converted to text fields. By default, text fields are created with the font size set to Auto, which means text in the field will shrink to fit the field as data is entered. The default font is Helvetica. Stroked square-, circular-, or diamond-shaped
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I hope this helps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Stephen Alexander Marositz JD, CPACC<br>
Assistive Technology Specialist, Pasadena City College<br>
Phone: (626) 585-7242<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Karlen Communications<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 17, 2018 2:56 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Creating Accessible PDF Forms in Word<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You would use ABBYY FineReader if you are starting the form from a scanned image.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bevi is correct about current versions of InDesign as a tool for accessible forms, however, desktop publishing authoring tools aren't accessible either. You are working with frames, threading frames so that content flows and AT doesn't
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers, Karen<br>
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Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p>
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On Sep 17, 2018, at 5:11 PM, Robert Spangler <<a href="mailto:rspangler1@udayton.edu">rspangler1@udayton.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">OK so you're saying that one would have to do this directly using Adobe Acrobat Pro or Abbyy FineReader?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am assuming that this process would not be accessible since it involves editing a PDF.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 5:09 PM Karlen Communications <<a href="mailto:info@karlencommunications.com">info@karlencommunications.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As far as I know, you have to add the form controls in the PDF document. Neither the old ActiveX or the newer Content Controls are converted as form controls in a PDF document.<o:p></o:p></p>
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On Sep 17, 2018, at 4:44 PM, Robert Spangler <<a href="mailto:rspangler1@udayton.edu" target="_blank">rspangler1@udayton.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am able to create forms with fields and other controls by using the developer tab, which I had to enable in Word options. I am able to create these forms then use the restrict editing feature to make them fillable only. When I go to
save as PDF, however, the fields are not retained. Is it possible to create fillable PDF forms in Word and, if so, could someone please explain? I understand that Adobe Pro could also be used to do this but if we can do it from Word this would be better.
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Office of Learning Resources (OLR) - RL 023<br>
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University of Dayton | 300 College Park | Dayton, Ohio 45469-1302 <br>
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