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Review the PDF test report

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When the PDF accessibility test is complete, the status changes to Tested and you can review the test report. You can review the findings on the Test report page or download the report as an Excel file.

On this page:

Go to the Test report page

To go to the PDF test report:

  1. Go to PDF.
  2. Find the tested PDF.
  3. Select View report.

PDF test report page overview

The PDF test report has two tabs, Original and Remediated. You can easily navigate between each tab to see the difference in the data points between the original PDF and the remediated PDF.

Section Description
Summary

Data including:

  • Title - this can be changed after testing is complete
  • Author
  • Subject
  • Language
  • Keywords
  • # of pages
  • File size
  • Is tagged
  • PDF producer
  • PDF version
  • Created
  • Modified
Thumbnail A thumbnail of the PDF.
Findings by status

A pie chart visualizing findings by status and a summary of the number of:

  • Passed rules - your PDF meets this requirement.
  • Failed rules - your PDF didn't meet this requirement.
  • Rules with warnings - you should manually check this requirement.
  • Not checked rules - the rule wasn't checked due to an error or technical limitation.
Applied test report

The list of findings from the automated PDF accessibility test.

Learn more about PDF test report findings data.
Found on the following web pages The list of web pages the PDF was discovered. This section only applies to PDFs discovered through advanced scans.

Applied test report findings data

Information Description
Rule

The rule that your PDF was tested against.

Learn more about the PDF accessibility testing rules.
Status

The results of the test against that rule. The PDF statuses are:

  • Passed: Your PDF meets this requirement.
  • Fail: Your PDF didn’t meet this requirement.
  • Warning: You should manually check this requirement.
  • Not checked: The rule wasn't checked due to an error or technical limitation.
Findings

Shows the number of findings against that rule in the PDF. Select the link to view the findings on the PDF.
Details

The requirements to pass the rule.
Success criteria The success criteria the rule is related to.

View findings in PDF

Search through your PDF and see the findings from the test. These findings are represented by boxes around the area of the finding.

To view findings on your PDF:

  1. Go to PDF.
  2. Find the tested PDF.
  3. Select View report.
  4. On the Applied test report select View [Number] failed rules.
  5. Select a finding number to view the finding location.

An image of the PDF shows findings enclosed by a box. Selecting the number next to the box shows information about the failed finding.

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