Using the Structural Remediation Tool (Tags and Reading Order)

1. Open the Accessibility Report
2. Open the Structural Remediation Tool by selecting the Launch Button – this will open the tool
3. Toggle on the Display Reading Order slide at the top of the screen if it is not already on 
   • Note: The drop down arrow to the side of the toggle lets you select reading order and tag types. We recommend turning both on.
4. On the left side of the screen you will see the document with boxes around each tagged item (paragraph, heading, image, etc…)
   • The number at the top left of each box is the reading order of the item
   • The Letter(s) at the top right of each item is the tag type  
5. On the right side is the tag tree – the tags match the order found on the left side.
   • If the reading  order or tag element is incorrect, you can use the three dots to the right of each item to open a menu to move or edit the tags.
6. Use the Plain Text tool at the top of the page (next to the trash icon) to check the reading order once you have finished making your corrections
7. Save your changes using the Save Icon (next to the Plain Text tool) at the top of the page 
8. Once you have verified / corrected the reading order and tag structure of the document, toggle the Verify Reading Order slide.
9. Exit the tool by selecting the Exit arrow to the top left of the screen

Step 5

Pro Tip

Once in a while, you will get a PDF that did not tag very well and has a lot of errors or things out of order. It can often be worthwhile to try retagging the document

1. Select the Retag PDF button in the top right of the screen
2. It will pop up a window asking if you really want to retag, 
3. Select retag
4. Wait for the document to update or close and come back later
5. Relaunch the Structural Remediation tool 
6. Check the Results and review/correct reading order and tags