UDOIT Accessibility - Title Element Missing
When uploading PDFs to Canvas, UDOIT may flag an error if the file does not contain a Title in its document properties. Even if you generate an auto-tagged PDF, the new file may default to "Unknown Title" if the original document lacked a title. This article explains how to fix the issue by editing the document properties in a PDF editor, replacing the file in UDOIT, and rescanning to confirm the fix. Following best practices when preparing your file will help avoid repeated errors.
- UDOIT Accessibility checks PDF document properties for accessibility compliance.
- If the original file does not include a Title, UDOIT will flag it.
- Auto-tagged PDFs inherit the missing metadata and may display "Unknown Title" instead of generating a proper title.
Steps to Resolve the Issue
- Edit the PDF
- Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat.
- Navigate to Menu > Document Properties.
- Enter a meaningful Title for the file.
- Click the OK button.
- Save the updated PDF.
- Replace the File in UDOIT
- Go to your UDOIT Accessibility dashboard in Canvas.
- Click the Review Course Files menu item.
- Select the Review button next to the file to replace.
- Select Replace File with an uploaded file.
- Find the updated file and click the Submit button.
- UDOIT will replace the file and initiate a scan of the document.
- Links to the file will be updated in Canvas.
- If the error persists, click the Scan Now button or run a full refresh from the kebab (three-dot) menu > Full Rescan.
Avoid the issue in Adobe
- Before using a PDF in Canvas, add a title from Menu > Document Properties.
Avoid the issue in Word
- Before converting a Word document to PDF, add a title from File > Info > Title
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