SAMHSA's Section 508 Resources

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How do I update the properties for my PDF document?

To update document properties, follow the instructions below:

1. From the Acrboat toolbar, select FILE click the “Properties” option.
   
   
   
2. The Document Properties box opens on your screen with four tabs at the top. For 508 compliance, you must update the DESCRIPTION and ADVANCED tabs
   
   
   

1. Click the SUMMARY tab first and add information to the following text boxes:
1. TITLE: (Type the title of the document. Ex. SAMHSA 2009 RFA - Campus Suicide Prevention)
2. AUTHOR: (Type your org / division. Never use a person’s name. Ex. SAMHSA / OPS)
3. SUBJECT: (Type the general subject of document such as “SAMHSA Grant Announcement”)
4. KEYWORDS: (Add five or six words or phrases separated by a semi-colon. Use buzz words that are unique to the document. Ex grant;campus;suicide;2009;rfa”. The keywords help to find the document when using a search engine.)
   
   You are not required to fill in the properties for Manager, Company, Category or Comments.
2. LANGUAGE PROPERTY Click on the ADVANCED tab to set the default language for the entire document.
1. Under the property for “Language” type in the word English.
   
2. Once you are done, click OK. Make sure to save the document before you close.
   

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Last Update: 11/14/2008