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You can work with PDF documents or convert documents to and from PDFs in many ways. Swarthmore has Adobe Acrobat is available for download for all Swarthmore community members, as well as installed on all of the computers in our public computing labs.

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Converting Documents to PDF

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Microsoft Word (Desktop Application)

  1. Click the Review menu.

  2. Run Accessibility Checker.

  3. Fix any issues found.

  4. Click the File menu.

  5. Choose the Save As option.

  6. Choose a location on your computer to save the PDF version.

  7. Change the Save as Type (Windows) or File Format (Mac) field to PDF.

  8. In the Save As dialog box, click Options.

  9. Click Document structure tags for accessibility.

  10. Click OK.

  11. Click Save.

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Office 365 - Word (Online)

  1. Click the Review menu.

  2. Run Accessibility Checker.

  3. Fix any issues found.

  4. Click the File menu.

  5. Choose the Save As option.

  6. Choose Download as PDF.

  7. Click Download.

  8. Choose a location on your computer to save the PDF version.

  9. Click Save.

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Google Docs

Exporting directly from Google Doc to PDF is not your most accessible option.

The most accessible option is actually to export the document into Microsoft Word first, and then follow those steps to make your PDF accessible. However, you can make your Google Doc more accessible by using Grackle.

  Grackle

 Grackle is a plugin that acts as an accessibility checker

How to download a Google Doc

  1. Click the File menu.

  2. Choose Download.

  3. Choose PDF Document (.pdf).

  4. Choose a location on your computer to save the PDF version.

  5. Click Save.

Using Grackle

  1. Go to Extensions.

  2. If installed, you will see "Grackle Docs" in the list.  If not installed, go to Add-ons.

  3. Go to Get add-ons.

 

  2. There you should see extensions under "Approved for You" and in that list is Grackle.

  3. Engage the Install button

, associate it

  1. .

  2. Associate Grackle with your Swarthmore account

, and agree

  1. .

  2. Agree to the terms.

  3. When you are ready to check a document created in the Google Suite,

got

  1. go to Extensions

,choose Grackle and then Launch

  1. .

  2. Choose Grackle.

  3. Choose Launch.

Note: Chrome can get confused when there is more than one user logged in to a browser, and it causes add-ons to hang. Visit Grackle not responding for possible solutions.

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LibreOffice

  1. Click the Tools menu.

  2. Click Check Accessibility.

  3. Resolve any issues that come up.

  4. Click the File menu.

  5. Choose Export As

- then

  1. …

  2. Export As PDF.

  3. A PDF Options window will open. Make sure one of the two options is selected:

    1. Tagged PDF (add document structure) and Export bookmarks are checked.

    2. Universal Accessibility (PDF/UA).

  4. Click Export.

  5. Choose a location on your computer to save the PDF version.

  6. Click Save.

Adobe Acrobat Tips

Signing PDFs

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Insert New Text Into a PDF

  1. Select the Tools menu.

  2. Choose Edit PDF

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  1. ;

  2. then choose Add Text.

  3. Click and drag to define the width of the text block you wish to add

...

  1. . (Hint: For vertical text: Right-click the text box and choose Make Text Direction Vertical.)

  2. You can change the text properties using the options under Format in the right pane.

  3. Type your text.

  4. To resize the text box, click and drag a selection handle.

  5. To move the text box, place the pointer over the line of the bounding box (avoid the selection handles). When the cursor changes to the Move pointer (crossed arrows), click and drag the box to the new location. To maintain alignment with any other list items, press Shift as you drag.

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