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Re: PDF line breaks and reading flow with screen readers

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From: Chagnon | PubCom
Date: Jul 7, 2016 8:08AM

Gijs,
I'm suspecting that the PDF was exported from an incorrectly made InDesign layout.

Are you able to see or hear the actual tags in the PDF's tag tree and identify whether or not there is a P tag for every line, rather than for every paragraph? As others have said, each paragraph should be in one P tag for screen readers to voice it correctly.

If you can't determine this, feel free to forward the PDF to me at <EMAIL REMOVED> . My firm specializes in accessible documents and we are particularly InDesign and Acrobat experts. Personally, I'd like to know what caused this behavior in the PDF!

--Bevi Chagnon

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