InDesign is a tool used to create complex PDFs. With the right planning, an InDesign file can be set to export a well-tagged and accessible PDF. Similar techniques can be used to export these options into EPUB digital book files.

InDesign to PDF Mini Tutorial

This tutorial is a quickstart guide explaining the basic principles of setting up an InDesign document to export an accessible tagged PDF.

Tutorial Contents

  1. Summary of Steps
  2. Add Headings and Bookmarks
  3. Add Image ALT Text in InDesign
  4. Set Reading Order in InDesign

Penn State Adobe License

Penn State has access to a Creative Cloud license which includes InDesign and the full version of Adobe Acrobat, both of which provide critical tools to ensure that a PDF is accessible.

Learn more about how to access the license at adobe.psu.edu.

Last Update: September 1, 2023