2024_Dog_License_Application_fillable.pdf

2018 Final Audit.pdf

Planning_Commission_Ordinance_2021-1.pdf

CC_Rental_Rates-Web_Site.pdf

2024 Projected Budget.pdf

2021 Final Audit.pdf

Commissioner_Map_2023.pdf

Park_Brochure.pdf

2022 Final Audit.pdf

2017 Final Audit.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

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Hillsdale County, Michigan

	Title / URL	Issues
	2024_Dog_License_Application_fillable.pdfwww.co.hillsdale.mi.us/images/treasurer/2024_Dog_License_Application_fillable.pdf	1
	2018 Final Audit.pdfwww.co.hillsdale.mi.us/images/finance/Audit/audituploads/2018%20Final%20Audit.pdf	1
	Planning_Commission_Ordinance_2021-1.pdfwww.co.hillsdale.mi.us/images/boc/Ordinances/Planning_Commission_Ordinance_2021-1.pdf	1
	CC_Rental_Rates-Web_Site.pdfwww.co.hillsdale.mi.us/images/parks/CC_Rental_Rates-Web_Site.pdf	1
	2024 Projected Budget.pdfwww.co.hillsdale.mi.us/images/finance/Dashboard/2023/2024%20Projected%20Budget.pdf	1
	2021 Final Audit.pdfwww.co.hillsdale.mi.us/images/finance/Audit/audituploads/2021%20Final%20Audit.pdf	1
	Commissioner_Map_2023.pdfwww.co.hillsdale.mi.us/images/boc/Pics/Commissioner_Map_2023.pdf	1
	Park_Brochure.pdfwww.co.hillsdale.mi.us/images/parks/Park_Brochure.pdf	1
	2022 Final Audit.pdfwww.co.hillsdale.mi.us/images/finance/Audit/audituploads/2022%20Final%20Audit.pdf	1
	2017 Final Audit.pdfwww.co.hillsdale.mi.us/images/finance/Audit/audituploads/2017%20Final%20Audit.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

Hillsdale County, Michigan

Where this issue has occurred