Using PAC

Before Getting Started

Download PAC 1.2  and unzip the downloaded file to a folder on your jard drive

Starting PAC

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Run the application pac.exe

Using PAC

Either drag a PDF document into the main window or browse for and open a PDF document by clicking the "browse" button.

Starting the test

Click the "Start Testing" button to test the PDF document's accessibility.

Preview

PAC offers you the added possibility of displaying a preview of the structured PDF document in a web browser. This preview shows which tags are included in the PDF document and presents the accessible elements in the same way as they would be interpreted by assistive technologies (such as screen readers).

Click the "Preview" button to display an HTML version of the PDF document and its structure information (tags). Note: The preview feature is available for tagged PDF documents only.

As a new working tool, it is now possible to display the original PDF view side-by-side with the PAC Preview Window (the PDF View will appear to the right of the Preview Window). Click here for an overview of the most important changes.

Screenshot Preview with PDF view

Report

The report lists the detected accessibility errors. Clicking the links will display the most probable source of the error within the document. In order to enable this feature, the following settings have to be configured:

In Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat:

  1. Open the "Preferences" window by either clicking "Edit > Preferences > General...", or by pressing Ctrl+k
  2. Under "Categories", select "Internet"
  3. Under "Web Browser - Options" check the box "Display PDF In Browser"
  4. Close Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat

Settings in Adobe Acrobat

In the Mozilla Firefox browser:

  1. Open the "Settings" window by clicking "Tools > Settings..."
  2. Select the "Applications" tab
  3. Select the file type "PDF File (application/pdf)". Then, under Action, assign "Use Adobe Acrobat (in Firefox)"
  4. Close Mozilla Firefox

Settings in Firefox

Quick manual

More detailed information about installing and using the software, as well as about the test criteria, the preview feature, the report and the used PAC symbols can be found in the (PAC Quick Manual PDF, 1.2 MB).