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## Universal Accessibility (PDF/UA)

Creates a universal accessibility-complying PDF file that follows the requirements of PDF/UA (ISO 14289) specifications.

Tagged PDF is automatically enabled and cannot be disabled when PDF/UA is selected.

To access this command...

#### From the menu bar:

Choose File - Export As - Export as PDF - General tab.

Choose File - Export, then select PDF as file format, click Export.

#### From the tabbed interface:

In the File tab, choose Export , then select PDF as file format, click Export.

On the File menu of the File tab, choose Export as PDF.

On the File menu of the File tab, choose Export, then select file format as PDF, click Export.

#### From toolbars:

Export as PDF

then choose Universal Accessibility (PDF/UA).

The specification defines the required structure and formatting of a document and PDF features that are better suited for accessibility. This specification can also be used to produce documents that achieve W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0).

The present implementation (January 2020) checks the following:

- The document title is set.

- The document language is set, or all styles in use have the language property set.

- All images, graphics, OLE objects have an alternate (alt) text or a title.

- Tables do not contain split or merged cells.

- Only integrated numbering is used, no manual numbering. For example, do not type "1.", "2.", "3." at the beginning of paragraphs.

- Hyperlink texts without the underlying hyperlinks.

- The contrast between text and the background meets the WCAG specification.

- No blinking text.

- No footnotes or endnotes.

- Headings must increase sequentially with no skips, for example, you cannot have Heading 1, Heading 3, and no Heading 2.

- Text does not convey additional meaning with (direct) formatting.

You can check the document accessibility compliance before exporting with Tools - Check Accessibility