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Re: Accessible "save as pdf" plug ins for Word on OSX

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From: Duff Johnson
Date: Jan 6, 2011 4:00PM

Birkir,

"Save as PDF" is an option in MS Office for Windows, not sure about the Mac version.

However, on the Mac that organization could use OpenOffice to export their Word file to PDF. Certainly, the price is right (free).

http://www.openoffice.org/

OpenOffice has the option to include tags in the output PDF. If the document's layout isn't too exotic and if the Word file is decently structured, etc., the end-result should be a reasonably well-tagged PDF file without any other intervention required (other than selecting "tagged pdf" as your output option).

Duff.

On Jan 6, 2011, at 5:35 PM, Birkir Rúnar Gunnarsson wrote:

> Hello everyone
>
> I am having issues with pdf fliers generated by a disabilities-organization.
> I have been in touch with them and they say they simply use the "save
> as pdf" option in Word (presumably Office 08 or 09 for Mac, I am not
> entirely up-to-date on the office versions in OSX).
> Does anyone have an accessible "save as .pdf" plug in or checker, or
> advise, for Mac users?
> Of course there is the alternative Word document option, which is not
> bad, but if I could teach them to make their .pdfs better, that'd
> definitely be helpful.
> Thanks
> -Birkir
>