The Tags toolbar, Accessibility toolbar, and other accessibility features such as the Accessibility Checker are only available in Adobe Acrobat. Adobe Reader, the free PDF software from Adobe, only allows for viewing PDFs and making minor edits. The Accessibility toolbar and full suite of PDF editing features are only available in Adobe Acrobat, which is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud. The university offers the Adobe Creative Cloud at a discounted price.
Where can I get the Adobe Creative Cloud?
If you have the full version of Adobe Acrobat, but you still don't see the toolbars mentioned on this page, you may need to enable them. Please follow the steps below to enable additional toolbars in Acrobat:
How to enable the Tags toolbar
Method 1
- Right-click inside the left navigation pane (by default you should see Page Thumbnails, Bookmarks, and Attachments)
- Select "Tags" in the context menu to put the Tags toolbar in the navigation pane
Method 2
- In the top menu, select "View"
- Select "Show/Hide"
- Select "Navigation Panes"
- Select "Tags" to put the Tags toolbar in the navigation pane
How to enable the Accessibility toolbar
NOTE: You can use this same process to add the "Action Wizard" toolbar to your menu as well.
- In the right toolbar menu, select "More Tools"
- Under the "Protect & Standardize" section, locate the "Accessibility" tool
- Select "Add" to add it to right toolbar menu
