trine_international_guidebook_2020-2021.pdf

TrineStudentHandbook_August_2025.pdf

2025-title-ix-bill-of-rights.pdf

main-campus-readmit-app.pdf

2024_Student Resource Guide Digital PDF_Summer update.pdf

LetterofRecommendation.pdf

approvedgradtransferequivalencies4.pdf

12-6607-24_Student Resource Guide PDF_Summer update.pdf

ksb-standards-19-20.pdf

Academicwritingsample.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

Trine University

	Title / URL	Issues
	trine_international_guidebook_2020-2021.pdftrine.edu/international/resources/trine_international_guidebook_2020-2021.pdf	1
	TrineStudentHandbook_August_2025.pdftrine.edu/campus-life/documents/TrineStudentHandbook_August_2025.pdf	1
	2025-title-ix-bill-of-rights.pdftrine.edu/about/titleix/documents/2025-title-ix-bill-of-rights.pdf	1
	main-campus-readmit-app.pdftrine.edu/admission-aid/documents/main-campus-readmit-app.pdf	1
	2024_Student Resource Guide Digital PDF_Summer update.pdftrine.edu/campus-life/housing/2024_Student%20Resource%20Guide%20Digital%20PDF_Summer%20update.pdf	1
	LetterofRecommendation.pdftrine.edu/international/documents/LetterofRecommendation.pdf	1
	approvedgradtransferequivalencies4.pdftrine.edu/international/documents/approvedgradtransferequivalencies4.pdf	1
	12-6607-24_Student Resource Guide PDF_Summer update.pdftrine.edu/campus-life/housing/12-6607-24_Student%20Resource%20Guide%20PDF_Summer%20update.pdf	1
	ksb-standards-19-20.pdftrine.edu/about/documents/ksb-standards-19-20.pdf	1
	Academicwritingsample.pdftrine.edu/international/documents/Academicwritingsample.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

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Where this issue has occurred