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From: Langum, Michael J
Date: Mar 26, 2010 9:27AM

Making PDF documents is not difficult if:
1. you have training
2. you can begin at the authoring level
3. your documents are not overly long or complex
4. you have the right tools (Acrobat Pro, and hopefully CommonLook)

But the above isn't always the case.
1. many authors (and their managers) resist training because it's not their "core" responsibility.
2. many organizations are dealing with legacy documents
3. some documents are inherently difficult to make accessible.

Hence the need for "experts" such as those in this community.

I would be very interested in learning some "Best Practices" in managing PDF content. If any of you are in the Washington DC area, and have problems or solutions to share, please contact me off line.

-- Mike Langum
Asst. Webmaster, WWW.OPM.GOV
U.S. Office of Personnel Management