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Re: Accessible PDFs from Google Doc/Presentation

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From: Duff Johnson
Date: Jan 7, 2016 2:33PM

> With respect, Duff, is it Acrobat that makes lousy files? Or is it the lousy construction of the source Word (or Office) document that's the problem?

The latter problem is generic and would affect all PDF producing software. I didn't say Acrobat makes lousy files...

> We're getting very good accessible PDFs from Word and PPT when the source files are constructed correctly and exported correctly with Acrobat's PDF Maker plug-in.

Yes, good results in many cases - I use it too. I'm simply saying that there are other solutions that do as good or better of a job.

> I admit, there are some of the more complex items in Word that fail the conversion, but they are being addressed.

Yes…

> Plus, none of those extra programs make complaint PRESS files for those of us who must communicate both in print and digitally.

VERY true. I was referring only to accessibility considerations…

Duff.