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PDF: Image Only (Portable Document Format: Image Only)

Image Only

PDF:ImageOnly files are a format that simply provides an image of each page of the PDF. This is often determined when text-recognition practices are unsuccessful. Yet, AIM-VA provides the PDF:ImageOnly file for those students who can read text independently and like to do so electronically and/or benefit from enlarged text when reading.

Accessibility Features PDF:ImageOnly

  • Provides an identical digital representation of a printed book.
  • Can be opened by using a variety of programs on a computer and mobile devices.
  • Can have the page size increased without distorting the text.
  • Built in bookmarks for electronic navigation; acting as a “Table of Contents.”

Compatible programs that work with most Accessible PDF file formats

Teaching Strategies for use with all AIM-VA Accessible PDF formats

  • While reading, use the Tools in Adobe Reader to Add a Comment, Insert Text, Highlight or Underline important information. Students can use the document to go back and study.
  • If students aren’t going to have the internet available, they can use the PDF file in Offline mode: Kurzweil Education
  • Students can type on the PDF file using text boxes to create sticky notes or text notes: Kurzweil Education
  • Create a study guide: Kurzweil Education