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

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From: Cliff Tyllick
Date: Jan 7, 2011 10:00AM

I can test that for you this weekend, Birkir. I'll let you know.

My guess is the source files are created the wrong way. There is a
switch for tagging the PDF, but it should be on by default.

Heather, I believe the Eccentric plug-in Birkir is using quickly became
the Office plug-in you found. At any rate, the one you found will work.

Cliff

Cliff Tyllick
Usability assessment coordinator
Agency Communications Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
512-239-4516
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>>> On 1/6/2011 at 8:09 PM, in message
< <EMAIL REMOVED> >,
Birkir Rúnar Gunnarsson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
Hey gang

Thanks for the suggestions.
I am just wondering if "save as pdf" on the Word for Mac is different
from the PC, if you have to turn on tagging manually, or if tagging is
not supported at all.
The file I get is not tagged at all, has one word per line and looks
extremely inaccessible (in fact it manages to crash Adobe Reader X,
but not versions 8 and 9, I have sent this to Adobe who have recreated
the issue).
I use the Eccentric pdf plug in for Word 2007 on my
Windows 7 machine and, besides a few acccessibility issues with the
converter itself, I am very happy with the result.
If any of you have Macs with the latest Office on it and can try the
"save as pdf" plug in on a document with a few headers, some lists and
a small table, that would be extremely helpful.
If not, I could create such a Word document and email it to you for
testing purposes.
Thanks for all the help and interesting discussions.
=Birkir


On 1/6/11, Heather Parker < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> I have 2003 & Acrobat Pro 8 on my PC, but the laptops have 2007.
Some of
> our department computers have 2003 and others have 2007. Some of
the
> computers in other departments have 2010.
>
> I could ask for 2007 if it would help me. They would be happy to
upgrade
> me.
>
> "After creating the PDF from Word 2003, you have to set the language
> specification (under File, Properties, Advanced)..."
>
> So I just can't turn it on and leave it on?
>
> I think most of the errors where heading problems. I'll run one of
the
> proposals through and see what the errors are. The proposals were
created
> with CutePDF by the librarian.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Heather
> Alliant Int'l Univ
>