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From: Priti Rohra
Date: Jan 5, 2024 4:13AM

Hi Claire,

In PDFs, the page scrolls visually for me with NVDA running. No matter
how I navigate, Arrow keys, Tab key, Quick navigation keys I can see
visually the page changes along with NVDA announcing the change in
page number as I navigate.

Being a low vision person myself, I always like to know on which page
I read a perticular piece of information the page and helps while
discussions and screen share with others. Please check your NVDA
settings. In the NVDA menu, go to Preferences>Settings - Vision. Here
select all the checkboxes in the Visual Highlight group. Save your
changes and this should hopefully help.

Best Regards,
Priti Rohra


On 1/5/24, David Engebretson Jr. < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> What's the full version of Windows 10 you are using?
> What's the full version of Acrobat Reader DC you are running? Is it 32 or 64
> bit?
> Why aren't you running JAWS 2024 if you are only running it in 40 minute
> mode?
>
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Claire Forbes
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2024 2:36 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] NVDA screen reader_PDF reading
>
> * Adobe Acrobat Reader - Adobe Acrobat DC
> * JAWS - JAWS 2020
> * NVDA - 2023.3 (I just updated today)
> * and operating system - Windows 10
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of David
> Engebretson Jr.
> Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2024 5:29 PM
> To: 'WebAIM Discussion List' < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] NVDA screen reader_PDF reading
>
> What version of:
> * Adobe Acrobat Reader
> * JAWS
> * NVDA
> * and operating system
>
> Are you using? The above information could help to pin down the problem.
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Claire Forbes
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2024 2:07 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] NVDA screen reader_PDF reading
>
> Yes, it's set to "Read the entire document" and it does read the whole
> document successfully.
> I just ran JAWS in 40-minute-mode and JAWS also read it while automatically
> changing pages as it reads. So now I'm even MORE curious about why NVDA
> won't to it, ha!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of Laura
> Fathauer
> Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2024 4:46 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] NVDA screen reader_PDF reading
>
> Go to preferences for the adobe application, then "reading", then look at
> the "screen reader option" of "page vs. document" and look to see if it is
> set at "only read the currently visible pages."
>
> Laura
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 4, 2024 at 4:32 PM Claire Forbes < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> The document is tagged properly and the reading order is solid. All
>> content is read by NVDA, the page just doesn't change as it's read.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
>> <EMAIL REMOVED>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2024 4:15 PM
>> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] NVDA screen reader_PDF reading
>>
>> The following is ChatGPT‘s opinion
>>
>> Hello Claire! It seems like the document may lack proper structure or
>> navigation landmarks. You might want to check if headings and other
>> structural elements are appropriately tagged in the PDF. This can help
>> screen readers navigate through the document more effectively.
>>
>> Dean Vasile
>>
>>
>> 617-799-1162
>>
>> > On Jan 4, 2024, at 3:58 PM, Claire Forbes < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> >
>> > No, it's just a document with a cover page and then content.
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
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>> > Of <EMAIL REMOVED>
>> > Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2024 3:54 PM
>> > To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> > Subject: Re: [WebAIM] NVDA screen reader_PDF reading
>> >
>> > Does the document have any form controls?
>> > And if so, when you navigate to those form elements, does the page
>> change?
>> > Dean Vasile
>> >
>> >
>> > 617-799-1162
>> >
>> >> On Jan 4, 2024, at 3:51 PM, Claire Forbes < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hello everyone!
>> >> I'm testing some PDFs with NVDA screen reader and the whole
>> >> document is
>> read by NVDA, but the page doesn't change, it remains on the cover
>> page, as NVDA reads through the document.
>> >> Is this considered non-compliant or is there a setting the change
>> >> to
>> make it toggle along as it reads?
>> >>
>> >> Thank you!
>> >> Claire
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