FORM_NO_TOOLTIP

Rule ID: form-no-tooltip
Ruleset: axe-pdf 1.0
User Impact: Serious
Guidelines: WCAG 2.0 (A)
 

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Compliance Data & Impact

User Impact

Serious
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Minor
Critical

Disabilities Affected

  • Blind
  • Low Vision

Standard(s)

  • WCAG 2.0 (A)

WCAG Success Criteria [WCAG 2.0 (A)]

  • 1.3.1: MUST: Info and Relationships

How to Fix the Problem

Missing Tool Tip in a PDF Form Field

You can make form fields accessible by using the tool tip form field property. Screen readers will announce the tool tip to the user. This can be achieved in Adobe Acrobat X Pro as follows.

Success Criterion 3.3.2 - Labels or Instructions

Authoring guidance using Adobe Acrobat X Pro

  1. Open the document containing the form and from the Tools menu under Forms choose Edit as shown in the following figure:
    The Edit menu item under Tools in the Forms group< The form fields will get highlighted as shown in the following figure:
    Three highlighted form fields, Printed Name, Title and Signature, respectively
  2. Right click the form to open the context sensitive menu and choose Properties; enter the Tool tip in the Tooltip form field as shown in the following figure:
    Dialog box containing Name, and Tooltip form fields and a Close button

For general information about using WorldSpace Comply to automatically detect accessibility issues in PDF documents, see WorldSpace Comply PDF Analysis Overview.

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