PAC 2024 error details
appearance
category
Logical Structure > Structural Elements > Annotations > Nesting of “Widget” Annotations
Error message
“Widget” annotation not within a “Form” structural element
Matterhorn error condition
28-010 (A widget annotation is not subordinate to a form tag.)
explanation
The document contains an interactive form field that has not been tagged with a form.
solution in Adobe Acrobat Pro
solution approach
To fix the error, all form fields must be tagged with a form tag.
video tutorial
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More Informationpicture instructions
1. In the search bar, search for the tool “Automatically tag form fields” and open it
Note: Unfortunately, automatic tagging does not always work completely. In such a case, tagging must be done manually (see step 4 ff.).
2. In the search bar, search for the “Accessibility Tags” tool and open it
3. Find the automatically created form tag and, if necessary, correct the positioning within the structure tree
4. If the form tag was not created automatically in step 1, open the options of the tag structure tree >
Click "Search..."
5. Select “Unmarked Annotations” (in the “Search” dropdown) >
Click “Search” (until the form field is found)
6. Once the form field is found, click “Tag Element”
Note: The object found is usually highlighted in color in the document. This makes it relatively easy to see whether you have found the correct form field.
7. Select “Form” (in the “Type” dropdown) >
Click “OK”
8. Find the automatically created form tag and, if necessary, correct the positioning within the structure tree
As soon as you save the document and check it again with the PDF Accessibility Checker, the error message “Widget” annotation not within a “Form” structural element disappeared.
When saving, make sure to give the document a new name (e.g. Document Title_Rev2) and not oversave the previous version of the document. This way, you can go back to the previous version of the document if something goes wrong.
