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about the field or to provide instructions. For example, using the tool tip property value, the screen reader

could say “Your first name.” Without the tool tip property, a screen reader announces the type and name of

the form field (See “Figure 8 Adding a Tooltip for Form Fields” on page 13)

• If necessary, choose Forms > Add or Edit Fields, and make sure that the Select Object tool is

selected.

• Double-click a selected form field to open the Properties window.

• In the General tab, type a description into the tool tip box.

The Tooltip also displays text that users may find helpful in filling in the form field. Tooltips appear when

the pointer hovers briefly over the form field.

Figure 8 Adding a Tooltip for Form Fields

Tooltips for Radio Buttons

To create a set of mutually exclusive Radio Buttons, where only one field can be selected at a time, give each

field the same name but different Button values. The Button value is a field in the options tab of the Radio

Button Properties dialog

To make a radio button accessible, in addition to entering unique text in the Button Value field for each

choice, you would enter identical text in the Tooltip field of the General properties tab for each radio button

in the group (See “Figure 9 Tooltips and Button Values for Radio Button Short Descriptions” on

page 14)

For example, you may have a radio button group that asks the question, “Are You a Citizen?”.

• You would create two radio buttons. For each button, you would enter the text “Are You a

Citizen?” in the Tooltip field.

• For one button you would enter “Yes” in the Button Value field under the options tab, for the other

“No” should be entered in the Button Value field.

Making PDF Accessible with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro