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From: L Snider
Date: Jan 19, 2015 10:49AM

Hi Logan,

Makes it tougher, but then I would suggest doubling the info, if you can
(putting subject in the subject line and title). If not, then geez that is
a tough one. I would do title as H1 and subject as H2.

Cheers

Lisa

On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Trafford, Logan < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> I wish it were that simple. Unfortunately due to reasons that are far too
> complex to attempt to explain (political more than anything), the order of
> appearance (of existing text) cannot change.
>
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> Hello Logan,
>
> An interesting problem...How about this? I think the H1 should be unique,
> so how about this compromise?
>
> For the title use Report to XYZ Committee-SUBJECT It is repetitive, which
> is the drawback...but it gets the point across right away-for all viewers.
>
> Could you take Subject out all together?
>
> Cheers
>
> Lisa
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> On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Trafford, Logan <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
>
> > Looking for opinions. I will try to summarize the issue as succinctly
> > as possible.
> >
> > I'm building a Word template (for reports) that get converted to PDF
> > and posted to external website. Once the Word document is completed,
> > the author has no further control (i.e. the conversion to PDF is done
> > in batch mode automatically and they can't remediate the PDF after the
> fact).
> >
> > The natural Heading 1 of the document is the text that appears at the
> > top of the doc which is "Report to XYZ Committee", followed by
> > additional (normal text) that identifies date, who submitted it etc.
> > and THEN the actual subject matter of the report.
> >
> > Example:
> > Report to XYZ Committee
> > January 15, 2015
> > Submitted by: Jane Doe
> > Contact Person: Barney Fife
> > Ward:
> > File #
> > Subject:
> >
> > My issue is that while it is natural to style the main title (Report
> > to XYZ Committee) as a Heading 1 (and also enter it as the title in
> > the Properties of the document), there may be hundreds of these
> > reports converted to PDF and posted to the website on a yearly basis
> > that would end up having the exact same title, thus potentially having
> > an adverse effect on search capabilities.
> >
> > Would it make more sense to have the unique "Subject:" of the document
> > styled as the Heading 1 instead and the "Report to XXX Committee" as a
> > Heading 2. I do realize that automated checkers will fail for having
> > skipped heading levels, but that's not the end of the world. Or am I
> > simply over-thinking this and it wouldn't make much of a difference
> > either way (from and A11Y perspective), thus having the generic
> > "Report to XYZ Committee" on multiple documents being totally acceptable.
> >
> > Appreciate any input.
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Logan Trafford
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