axaio MadeToTag
Produced by axaio software GmbH
Generate tagged, accessible PDF/UA from within Adobe InDesign
axaio MadeToTag is an Adobe InDesign plug-in to prepare InDesign documents for export as accessible, tagged PDF – fast and reliable. The PDFs exported with MadeToTag comply with the terms of the ISO standard PDF/UA for universal accessibility.
For all those who have to create accessible PDF documents on a regular base, will get an easy-to-use tool that considerably simplifies and speeds up preparation and creation steps. MadeToTag's intuitive user interface guides the user through the 7 steps required to export the document as a PDF/UA-compliant file. Various checks and problem locators/correctors give you the certainty that all parts have been processed properly and that no step has been forgotten. Even complex table structures are tagged MadeToTag also tags very complex table structures according to rows and columns, ensuring that the relationships between the cells are given.
Fields of application
Tagged PDFs are essential for accessibility, so that screen reader devices for visually impaired people or reading software for users with learning disabilities can provide rich access to a PDF’s content. Tagged PDFs also enable screen reader software to offer easy navigation and accessible presentation of PDF content. Properly tagged PDF files are highly relevant in the public sector, but are gaining more relevance in all other sectors too. Legal requirements for physically impaired people and for accessibility in the information technology (such as European Accessibility Act, BITV 2.0) impose that the public and private sector offers all informational content in an accessible form. Media service providers, insurance companies, representatives of associations and institutions, the financial sector, agencies as well as colleges and universities increasingly consider it their duty to have their informational materials available as accessible documents.
On top of that, PDF tags are an effective method to improve your company’s Search Engine Optimization. The tags in the PDF file follow concepts similar to those found in HTML. Properly used tags place websites higher in the search engine rankings.
General
- Supports Adobe InDesign CC 2018 – ID 2025
- For Windows and Mac
- Available in multiple languages
Key Features
- Defines export tags for document styles
- Practical color highlight check of the export tags
- Structures content using articles
- Corrects tagging of lists, links and table of content
- Provides alternate text for images and graphics
- Quick tagging of complex table structures by table rows and columns
- Allocation of languages used in the document for an enhanced language output
- Repair features for common problems as incorrectly defined lists, empty paragraphs, etc.
- Reliable processing of tags included in anchored frame, i.e. titles and lists
- Comfortable handling of interactive form fields
- Control document metadata
- Check for insufficient color contrast
- Export of complete InDesign books as tagged PDF
- Keyboard shortcuts for quickest MadeToTag operation
- Tagging preview to intuitively and quickly check the tagging quality
- Guided user interface flow for easy handling
- Export as tagged PDF based on the PDF/UA Standard
- Export as PDF/UA-2a for longterm archiving with tagged content
Benefits
- Correct, fast generation of tagged, accessible PDFs from within Adobe InDesign
- Export of legally compliant PDF/UA from within Adobe InDesign
- Reliable results through built-in control checks
- Allows reliable and comprehensive tagging of contents in a short amount of time
- Accessible PDF documents in only seven steps
- Provides support for legal requirements for physically impaired people and for accessibility in information technology (such as the European Accessibility Act/BFSG, BITV 2.0, the German BGG)