SpecialProblemsForm.pdf

AdvisorChangeForm.pdf

parkingmap.pdf

Special-Topics-Approval-Form.pdf

Incomplete-Grade-2025.pdf

registrationform.pdf

Request-for-Accommodations-Related-to-Missing-a-Final-Exam-1.pdf

registrationformCLAS-CGES.pdf

Campus-Map23.pdf

add_drop-form.pdf

Ensure each PDF document has a formally defined title.

## What this means

A PDF title, typically found in the document properties, acts as the official name of the document. This title is used by screen readers and other assistive technologies to provide a clear understanding of the document's content at the outset. It's different from any title or heading text that might appear within the content of the PDF itself.

## Why it matters

1. **Accessibility**: Screen reader users often hear the document title first when they open a PDF. A clear, descriptive title helps them understand what the document is about.
2. **Searchability and Organization**: A proper title makes it easier to search for and organize documents on a computer or network.

## How to fix

1. **Set the Title in Document Properties**: In your PDF editor, access the document properties section and ensure there is a title that accurately reflects the content of the PDF.
2. **Use Descriptive Titles**: Avoid vague titles. Instead, choose titles that clearly and concisely convey the subject or purpose of the document.

## Testing Methodology

Silktide checks the document properties of a PDF to verify that a title is 
specified and not empty.

### Limitations
- **Title Relevance**: While Silktide can detect the presence of a title, it does not evaluate the title's relevance or accuracy in representing the document's content.

## Further Reading

- [WCAG - PDF 18](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/PDF18.html)
- [Setting Titles in PDF Documents](https://www.adobe.com/accessibility/pdf/pdf-accessibility-overview.html)

pdf-no-title

December 2025

November 2025

Central Methodist University

	Title / URL	Issues
	SpecialProblemsForm.pdfcentralmethodist.edu/academics/registrar/_docs/SpecialProblemsForm.pdf	1
	AdvisorChangeForm.pdfcentralmethodist.edu/academics/registrar/_docs/AdvisorChangeForm.pdf	1
	parkingmap.pdfwww.centralmethodist.edu/student-life/_docs/parkingmap.pdf	1
	Special-Topics-Approval-Form.pdfcentralmethodist.edu/academics/registrar/_docs/Special-Topics-Approval-Form.pdf	1
	Incomplete-Grade-2025.pdfcentralmethodist.edu/academics/registrar/_docs/Incomplete-Grade-2025.pdf	1
	registrationform.pdfcentralmethodist.edu/academics/registrar/_docs/registrationform.pdf	1
	Request-for-Accommodations-Related-to-Missing-a-Final-Exam-1.pdfcentralmethodist.edu/academics/registrar/_docs/Request-for-Accommodations-Related-to-Missing-a-Final-Exam-1.pdf	1
	registrationformCLAS-CGES.pdfcentralmethodist.edu/academics/registrar/_docs/registrationformCLAS-CGES.pdf	1
	Campus-Map23.pdfcentralmethodist.edu/about/faculty-staff/_docs/Campus-Map23.pdf	1
	add_drop-form.pdfcentralmethodist.edu/academics/registrar/_docs/add_drop-form.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

Central Methodist University

Where this issue has occurred