march_24_2025.pdf

20220823123535846.pdf

april_28_2025.pdf

may_27_2025.pdf

2020-2021 budget.pdf

january_13_2025.pdf

april_30_2025.pdf

january_27_2025.pdf

may_6_2025.pdf

20230908072155171.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

October 2025

September 2025

Howard County, Texas

Title / URL	Issues
march_24_2025.pdfwww.co.howard.tx.us/upload/page/0466/2025/march_24_2025.pdf	1
20220823123535846.pdfwww.co.howard.tx.us/upload/page/0438/20220823123535846.pdf	1
april_28_2025.pdfwww.co.howard.tx.us/upload/page/0466/2025/april_28_2025.pdf	1
may_27_2025.pdfwww.co.howard.tx.us/upload/page/0466/2025/may_27_2025.pdf	1
2020-2021 budget.pdfwww.co.howard.tx.us/upload/page/0438/Budgets/2020-2021%20budget.pdf	1
january_13_2025.pdfwww.co.howard.tx.us/upload/page/0466/2025/january_13_2025.pdf	1
april_30_2025.pdfwww.co.howard.tx.us/upload/page/0466/2025/april_30_2025.pdf	1
january_27_2025.pdfwww.co.howard.tx.us/upload/page/0466/2025/january_27_2025.pdf	1
may_6_2025.pdfwww.co.howard.tx.us/upload/page/0466/2025/may_6_2025.pdf	1
20230908072155171.pdfwww.co.howard.tx.us/upload/page/0438/20230908072155171.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

Howard County, Texas

Where this issue has occurred