doc02471320211005094234.pdf

doc02444620210927153822.pdf

Notice of Substitute Trustee Sale 48655.pdf

doc04131520221006134845.pdf

doc06434120241119091011.pdf

Tax Abatement Guidelines.pdf

doc06354920241024100031.pdf

doc04853520230511130600.pdf

doc05205820230815145531.pdf

Invitation for Bids.pdf

Ensure PDF documents are machine-readable for accessibility and usability.

## What this means

A machine-readable PDF is one that can be easily processed by software, such as text-to-speech programs, 
search engines, and other data extraction tools. This typically means that the text in the PDF is selectable 
and can be copied, as opposed to being embedded as an image.

## Why it matters

1. **Accessibility**: Machine-readable PDFs are essential for people using screen readers or other assistive technologies, as these tools require text they can interpret.
2. **Searchability**: Machine-readable documents can be indexed by search engines, making the content more discoverable.
3. **Content Usability**: Ensuring that your PDFs are machine-readable allows users to interact with the content more effectively, like copying text or searching within the document.

## How to fix

1. **Avoid Scanned Documents**: Whenever possible, create PDFs directly from text-based sources rather than scanning paper documents.
2. **Use OCR on Scanned PDFs**: If you have a scanned PDF, use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software to convert the image-based text into selectable, searchable text.
3. **Check Font Embedding**: Ensure that all fonts used in the PDF are properly embedded so that the text remains accessible on different devices and platforms.

## Testing Methodology

Silktide examines whether there is selectable text in a PDF to determine if it is machine-readable.

## Further Reading

- [Creating Accessible PDFs](https://www.adobe.com/accessibility/pdf/pdf-accessibility-overview.html)
- [Guide to Machine-Readable PDFs](https://www.webaim.org/techniques/acrobat/)

pdf-not-machine-readable

November 2025

October 2025

Sterling County, Texas

	Title / URL	Issues
	doc02471320211005094234.pdfwww.co.sterling.tx.us/upload/page/0529/docs/Budget%20Info/doc02471320211005094234.pdf	1
	doc02444620210927153822.pdfwww.co.sterling.tx.us/upload/page/0529/docs/doc02444620210927153822.pdf	1
	Notice of Substitute Trustee Sale 48655.pdfwww.co.sterling.tx.us/upload/page/0559/2025/Notice%20of%20Substitute%20Trustee%20Sale%2048655.pdf	1
	doc04131520221006134845.pdfwww.co.sterling.tx.us/upload/page/0529/doc04131520221006134845.pdf	1
	doc06434120241119091011.pdfwww.co.sterling.tx.us/upload/page/0559/2024/doc06434120241119091011.pdf	1
	Tax Abatement Guidelines.pdfwww.co.sterling.tx.us/upload/page/0559/2024/Tax%20Abatement%20Guidelines.pdf	1
	doc06354920241024100031.pdfwww.co.sterling.tx.us/upload/page/0529/doc06354920241024100031.pdf	1
	doc04853520230511130600.pdfwww.co.sterling.tx.us/upload/page/0529/doc04853520230511130600.pdf	1
	doc05205820230815145531.pdfwww.co.sterling.tx.us/upload/page/0529/doc05205820230815145531.pdf	1
	Invitation for Bids.pdfwww.co.sterling.tx.us/upload/page/0559/2025/Invitation%20for%20Bids.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs are machine readable

Sterling County, Texas

Where this issue has occurred