All Pima faculty and staff have access to Adobe Acrobat Pro. This guide covers how to install the desktop app on your computer and links to Adobe's official video tutorials for up-to-date accessibility workflows.
Important: Use the desktop app, not the browser. Always use the Adobe Acrobat Pro desktop app for accessibility fixes. The web browser version does not include key tools like the Accessibility Tags tree or Fix Reading Order.
If Adobe Acrobat Pro is not already installed on your device, follow the official Pima IT Service Desk guides to install it:
- Standard Installation: Refer to the Pima TDX article How to Install Adobe Apps for standard setup steps on Pima computers.
- Workspace ONE Hub: If your machine uses Pima’s app management system, view the Pima TDX article Installing Apps with the Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub to install Acrobat Pro without administrator privileges.
Because Adobe frequently updates its user interface and tool locations, we recommend bookmarking Adobe’s official training hub for step-by-step video tutorials. These videos are maintained directly by Adobe to reflect the latest software updates:
- Official Video Series: Access the PDF Accessibility Series | Adobe Acrobat to watch video walk-throughs covering document tagging, reading order adjustments, alt text for images, and table remediation.
While Adobe Acrobat Pro is an essential tool for remediating existing PDFs, fixing accessibility issues directly in the original source file (such as Microsoft Word or Google Docs) before saving as a PDF is often faster and yields cleaner accessibility tags.
Use Adobe Acrobat Pro when:
- You only have access to the PDF file and not the original source document.
- You need to perform quick visual fixes using Fix Reading Order or Table Editor.
- You need to verify tag structures using the Accessibility tags sidebar panel.
You are done. Great job!
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