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From: Cheryl Kirkpatrick
Date: Oct 2, 2002 6:19AM

I have also found that running a Word HTML document through HTML Tidy cleans up
the code fairly well.

Cheryl Kirkpatrick
Web Administrator/
Information Technology Librarian
South Carolina State Library
http://www.state.sc.us/scsl/
Telephone: 803.734.5831

Jared Smith wrote:

> 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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Information Technology Librarian
South Carolina State Library
http://www.state.sc.us/scsl/
Telephone: 803.734.5831



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