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From: Jared Smith
Date: Oct 1, 2002 5:07PM

Dreamweaver also has a function to get rid of most of the 'bloat' from
Office documents. Just go to Commands... Clean Up Word HTML. Although
it will not add accessibility features to the Web page, it does make
the document much easier to edit and could remove screen reader and
non-Internet Explorer incompatibilities. It also makes the file about
a third of the original size without losing any (or much) formatting.

You're right, I would never recommend Word as a Web development tool,
but it is actually quite powerful in it's ability to take existing
documents and get them into HTML quickly. Unfortunately, the end
result is quite messy.

Jared Smith
WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)
www.webaim.org
Center for Persons with Disabilities
www.cpd.usu.edu
Utah State University
www.usu.edu





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On Tuesday, October 01, 2002 you sent:
MJ> Hello,

MJ> Since lots of HTML code is added when you save a Microsoft Word document
MJ> as a Web page, do screen readers have difficulties reading a Web page
MJ> created by MS Word?

MJ> BTW, I realize that Word is not a desired tool for Web development but I
MJ> need to answer this question for faculty & staff who use Word for quick
MJ> and easy conversion of documents.

MJ> Thanks,
MJ> Moana Jarvis
MJ> Technical Trainer

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