Adding Audio to pdf Documents

During the recent Teaching and Learning Conference, prompted by Michelle Miller’s poster on Adobe Acrobat, we were asked if it was possible to add audio to a pdf document. Here’s how to do it:

Add Audio in Adobe Acrobat Reader

  • Click on Comments
  • Click on the attachments icon
  • Select Record Audio
  • Click the cursor where you want the audio to appear. A Sounder Recorder prompt will appear.
  • You now have two options:
    • record directly into acrobat
    • browse for an existing file

Record audio comments directly into Acrobat

  • Click the Record button and speak into your microphone. Click the Stop button when you have finished.
  • Click OK to add the recorded audio
  • Select your preferred icon and colour, then click OK

Embed an existing audio file

  • Click the Browse button
  • Navigate to your existing audio file
  • Click Open
  • Click OK to add the audio file
  • Select your preferred icon and colour, then click OK

Note: this only supports uncompressed WAV and AIFF files.

Using Adobe Acrobat to Improve Accessibility

Michelle Miller shared her work in digital skills and accessibility at the Learning and Teaching Conference in March this year. This poster shows how you can improve your PDFs’ accessibility using Adobe Acrobat Pro, including common issues flagged by Ally, the accessibility checker in Canvas. All colleagues have access to this software.

The poster can be viewed alongside other submissions on the conference site, or Download the full-size PDF.