2021-2022-catalog-202203.pdf

2024-2025-catalog2025-03-01.pdf

cancellation_form-2024.pdf

defer_my_enrollment_2024.pdf

UMH Catalog 2008-2009.pdf

2020-2021-catalog-april2021_1.pdf

diploma-replacement-form-2024.pdf

hc-course-format-advising-guide-v2.pdf

drop-form_3-2024.pdf

add-form_3-2024.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

February 2026

January 2026

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	Title / URL	Issues
	2021-2022-catalog-202203.pdfhelenacollege.edu/catalog/docs/2021-2022-catalog-202203.pdf	1
	2024-2025-catalog2025-03-01.pdfhelenacollege.edu/catalog/docs/2024-2025-catalog2025-03-01.pdf	1
	cancellation_form-2024.pdfhelenacollege.edu/formsstudent/docs/cancellation_form-2024.pdf	1
	defer_my_enrollment_2024.pdfhelenacollege.edu/formsstudent/docs/defer_my_enrollment_2024.pdf	1
	UMH Catalog 2008-2009.pdfhelenacollege.edu/catalog/docs/UMH%20Catalog%202008-2009.pdf	1
	2020-2021-catalog-april2021_1.pdfhelenacollege.edu/catalog/docs/2020-2021-catalog-april2021_1.pdf	1
	diploma-replacement-form-2024.pdfhelenacollege.edu/formsstudent/docs/diploma-replacement-form-2024.pdf	1
	hc-course-format-advising-guide-v2.pdfhelenacollege.edu/online/docs/hc-course-format-advising-guide-v2.pdf	1
	drop-form_3-2024.pdfhelenacollege.edu/formsstudent/docs/drop-form_3-2024.pdf	1
	add-form_3-2024.pdfhelenacollege.edu/formsstudent/docs/add-form_3-2024.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

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