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Re: Reference/Note tags

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From: Laura Roberts
Date: Apr 10, 2025 7:59AM

I've never used a Lbl tag within a reference tag.

The structure is:
<Reference>
<Link>
Text
Link objr

Best regards,
Laura Roberts
413-588-8422

On Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 4:27 AM Alan O'Flanagan via WebAIM-Forum <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hi Every,
> I'm new to accessibility and currently working on making PDFs
> UA-compliant. While I've managed to resolve most issues, I've now
> encountered a situation where the information seems to contradict itself.
> Specifically, I'm trying to create an internal "Reference" tag and a
> corresponding "Note" tag.
> I attempted the following structure, but the software I'm using indicates
> that the <Lbl> tag should not be nested within a <Reference> tag:
> <Reference> {
> <Lbl> {1)}
> }
> <Note> {
> <Lbl> {1)}
> <P> {The first idea is to understand footnotes}
> }
> For reference, I've been consulting documentation from
> ISO-TS-32005-2023.pdf, ISO-14289-2-2024.pdf, and the Tagged PDF Best
> Practices Guide from the PDF Association. From what I understand, the
> reading order should place the note immediately after the reference.
> Any insight you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
> Best regards,
> Alan
>
>
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