professional-trainee-guidelines.pdf

visiting-student-guidelines.pdf

Fall 2025 Newsletter.pdf

uthealth-assessment-handbook.pdf

vst-compliance-training-example-email.pdf

financial-aid-application-timeline-21-22.pdf

observer-guidelines.pdf

vsp-vsc-guidelines-20250903.pdf

documentum-authorization.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

University of Texas Health Science Center Houston

Title / URL	Issues
professional-trainee-guidelines.pdfwww.uth.edu/visiting-scholars/documents/professional-trainee-guidelines.pdf	1
visiting-student-guidelines.pdfwww.uth.edu/visiting-scholars/documents/visiting-student-guidelines.pdf	1
Fall 2025 Newsletter.pdfwww.uth.edu/sfs/documents/Fall%202025%20Newsletter.pdf	1
uthealth-assessment-handbook.pdfwww.uth.edu/academic-administration/documents/uthealth-assessment-handbook.pdf	1
vst-compliance-training-example-email.pdfwww.uth.edu/visiting-scholars/documents/vst-compliance-training-example-email.pdf	1
financial-aid-application-timeline-21-22.pdfwww.uth.edu/sfs/documents/financial-aid-application-timeline-21-22.pdf	1
observer-guidelines.pdfwww.uth.edu/visiting-scholars/documents/observer-guidelines.pdf	1
vsp-vsc-guidelines-20250903.pdfwww.uth.edu/visiting-scholars/documents/vsp-vsc-guidelines-20250903.pdf	1
documentum-authorization.pdfwww.uth.edu/registrar/docs/documentum-authorization.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

University of Texas Health Science Center Houston

Where this issue has occurred