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Removing page artifacts and elements
When tagging a PDF document, Acrobat can't always distinguish between instructive
figures and decorative page elements. Items that visually enhance page layout, such as
decorative borders, lines, or background elements, can add clutter to the structure layout
and should be removed. Therefore, Acrobat may incorrectly tag artifacts or page elements
as figure tags. You can remove artifacts and irrelevant page elements from the tag
structure by redefining them as a Background tag. Sometimes, graphical characters that
occur in text, such as ellipses or drop caps, are tagged as figures instead of included in the
tag with the rest of the text block.
To remove page elements:
1. Make sure that the TouchUp Reading Order tool is selected, and then select Show Page
Content Order in the dialog box.
2. In the dialog box, select Show Tables And Figures.
3. Remove the page element by doing one of the following:
● In the document pane, select the page element, and then click Background in the dialog
box.
● In the Order tab, select the page element, and then press Delete.