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

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From: Kroon.Kurtis
Date: Jan 10, 2011 11:36AM

I use a Mac at home, and there's another often-overlooked way to
create a PDF that no one has mentioned yet, but which is works in
*any application that allows you to print*:

1. File > Print ...
2. PDF button
3. Select "Save as PDF" from the dropdown menu
4. Select a location to save and name the output file
5. OK (and you're done)

There is a MAJOR problem with creating PDFs this way: the PDF version
of the resulting file is 1.2 ... or "compatible with Acrobat 3". PDFs
produced to this version of the spec do not support tagging, which (I
believe) is a fundamental requirement to make them accessible.

So, since it isn't accessible, why would I mention this method? It's
possible that this is how Birkir's colleagues produce the PDFs that
have been giving him so much trouble.

I am also interested in finding a "save as accessible PDF" plug-in and
am watching this conversation quite closely.

Thanks!

Kurtis Kroon
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