residence-hall-housing-contract-summer-2025.pdf

2023-2024_faculty_handbook.pdf

viewing-course-descriptions-in-student-planning.pdf

residence_hall_housing_contract_2025_2026.pdf

ollu-residence-life-handbook.pdf

financial-aid-accessing-self-service.pdf

set-up-payment-plan-guide.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

Our Lady of the Lake University

Title / URL	Issues
residence-hall-housing-contract-summer-2025.pdfwww.ollusa.edu/campus-life/residence-halls-dining/_resources/residence-hall-housing-contract-summer-2025.pdf	1
2023-2024_faculty_handbook.pdfwww.ollusa.edu/info-for/_resources/2023-2024_faculty_handbook.pdf	1
viewing-course-descriptions-in-student-planning.pdfwww.ollusa.edu/info-for/_resources/viewing-course-descriptions-in-student-planning.pdf	1
residence_hall_housing_contract_2025_2026.pdfwww.ollusa.edu/campus-life/residence-halls-dining/_resources/residence_hall_housing_contract_2025_2026.pdf	1
ollu-residence-life-handbook.pdfwww.ollusa.edu/campus-life/residence-halls-dining/_resources/ollu-residence-life-handbook.pdf	1
financial-aid-accessing-self-service.pdfwww.ollusa.edu/info-for/_resources/financial-aid-accessing-self-service.pdf	1
set-up-payment-plan-guide.pdfwww.ollusa.edu/business-office/_resources/set-up-payment-plan-guide.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

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