With the release of Nitro PDF Pro 14 for Windows, our users have the ability to create PDF documents that comply with the WCAG 2.1 and PDF/UA standards. These features and compliance ensure PDFs created in Nitro PDF Pro have the ability to be accessible to people with disabilities, including those who use screen readers and other assistive technologies.
We recommend using a PDF accessibility checker, such as PAC, to help you assess your progress in making your document accessible. The PDF Accessibility Checker (PAC) is freeware, hosted by the PDF/UA Foundation, that one can use for PDF accessibility testing.
An artifact in a PDF document is a type of element used to provide visual structure but is not meant to be read or interacted with by screen readers or other assistive technologies.
Examples of artifacts in a PDF document might include decorative images, background colors, and other design elements used to enhance the document's visual appearance. They do not provide any meaningful information to the user.
For more information regarding how to use Nitro Products, please visit the following website for all our online resources: http://www.gonitro.com/support
We recommend using a PDF accessibility checker, such as PAC, to help you assess your progress in making your document accessible. The PDF Accessibility Checker (PAC) is freeware, hosted by the PDF/UA Foundation, that one can use for PDF accessibility testing.
Artifacts
An artifact in a PDF document is a type of element used to provide visual structure but is not meant to be read or interacted with by screen readers or other assistive technologies.
Examples of artifacts in a PDF document might include decorative images, background colors, and other design elements used to enhance the document's visual appearance. They do not provide any meaningful information to the user.
To manage artifacts
1. Open your PDF document with Nitro PDF Pro.
2. Enable the tag creation mode by selecting Accessibility > Create Tag.
When this mode is enabled, the Remediation tab opens and the Ribbon shows the options for tag creation. In this mode, you can add, remove, show, and hide artifacts.
3. To mark a piece of content as an artifact, select an image or another visual element and do one of the following:
- With the Remediation tab selected, select Artifact from the Tag Type list on the Ribbon, and click Tag.
- Right-click the selected content and select Mark as Artifact from the context menu.
4. To highlight all artifacts in your document, with the Remediation tab selected, on the Ribbon, select the Show artifacts checkbox.
All artifacts are highlighted with a gray color and a dark gray outline.
5. To remove artifacts, please do the following:
- With the Remediation tab selected, on the Ribbon, click Remove Artifacts.
- In the Remove Artifacts from Pages popup, from the Page range list, select one of the following options and click Remove:
- All - To remove all existing artifacts from the document
- Current Page - To remove the artifacts present on the current page
- Pages - To remove artifacts from specific pages. For example, 2-3.
For more information regarding how to use Nitro Products, please visit the following website for all our online resources: http://www.gonitro.com/support