2024-points-of-pride.pdf

international-students-graduate-admissions.pdf

2024-poa-resource-manual.pdf

2025-2026-vsu-fin-aid-offer.pdf

summer-institute.pdf

mis-brochure_1-march-2025.pdf

transfer-brochure.pdf

2500-substantive-change.pdf

spring2026.pdf

2025-2026-non-university-award-notification-form.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

Virginia State University

	Title / URL	Issues
	2024-points-of-pride.pdfwww.vsu.edu/files/docs/administration/2024-points-of-pride.pdf	1
	international-students-graduate-admissions.pdfwww.vsu.edu/files/docs/admissions/international-students-graduate-admissions.pdf	1
	2024-poa-resource-manual.pdfwww.vsu.edu/files/docs/sacscoc/2024-poa-resource-manual.pdf	1
	2025-2026-vsu-fin-aid-offer.pdfwww.vsu.edu/files/docs/financial-aid/2025-2026-vsu-fin-aid-offer.pdf	1
	summer-institute.pdfwww.vsu.edu/files/docs/academics/summer-institute.pdf	1
	mis-brochure_1-march-2025.pdfwww.vsu.edu/files/docs/gradstudies/mis-brochure_1-march-2025.pdf	1
	transfer-brochure.pdfwww.vsu.edu/files/docs/admissions/transfer-brochure.pdf	1
	2500-substantive-change.pdfwww.vsu.edu/files/docs/policies/2000/2500-substantive-change.pdf	1
	spring2026.pdfwww.vsu.edu/files/docs/academics/calendar/spring2026.pdf	1
	2025-2026-non-university-award-notification-form.pdfwww.vsu.edu/files/docs/financial-aid/2025-2026-non-university-award-notification-form.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

Virginia State University

Where this issue has occurred