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Re: Automated Checking of PDF Documents?

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From: Tim Harshbarger
Date: Jul 5, 2007 3:10PM

Patrick,

Acrobat Reader has an Accessibility Quick Check feature and Acrobat has
an Accessibility Checking feature that goes more in depth. I have found
the full accessibility check in Acrobat to provide useful information.
The Quick check does not provide as much information, but it can provide
some insight on the document's accessibility.

Depending on the formats of the original documents, I have found it
useful to address most of the potential problems by teaching people how
to design the original document. For example, using styles in Microsoft
Word goes a long way toward producing an accessible PDF document.

I hope this information helps.

Tim


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