07-001 ViewerPreferences dictionary of the Catalog dictionary does not contain a DisplayDocTitle entry.

ViewerPreferences has no DisplayDocTitle entry.

Checkpoint

07: Dictionary

ISO 14289-1 (PDF/UA-1) clause

7.1-9

Test type in the protocol

Machine-testable

Applies to

Whole document

WCAG 2.x (AxisRemedy's informative mapping)

2.4.2 Page Titled (level A)

How to fix it

When a PDF is opened, the window title bar shows the file name unless the file asks for its title instead. The entry that asks is DisplayDocTitle in the viewer preferences. Without it, a person who relies on the window title hears "report_final_v3.pdf" instead of the name of the document. It only helps if the file has a real title, so set that first (see 06-002 and 06-003).

In Acrobat Pro

1. Open File, then Properties, then the Initial View tab.
2. Under Window Options, set Show to Document Title.
3. Save the file.

In Word, before you export

Fill in the document Title under File, then Info, and keep Document properties ticked when you export. Then open the exported file and check the Initial View tab as above, because settings differ between versions.

This check looks only for the entry; it does not read its value or judge the title.

Source: W3C, Technique PDF18, Specifying the document title using the Title entry in the document information dictionary of a PDF document. Menu names differ a little between versions.

How AxisRemedy handles it

Tested by the app. AxisRemedy tests this condition itself. For each document it records passed, failed or not applicable, and for every failure the object and the page.

What the check covers

Looks in the catalog's /ViewerPreferences for /DisplayDocTitle.

Repairs that target it

• Show the title in the window title bar

Repairs are optional. The few that could change how a page looks, such as embedding a missing font, need your explicit consent.