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Re: Losing images when converting to PDF from Word?

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From: Jonathan Cohn
Date: Nov 8, 2016 1:03PM

Michael,

I thought that issue was resolved in Word 2013.

On 8 November 2016 at 14:09, Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC) <
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> We have not seen that but we have noticed that the images do not end up in
> the correct location in the reading order or in the tag tree when
> converting from docx files. This problem can be avoided by setting the
> image to display in-line and saving to the .doc format. I am not sure if it
> is related to the issue that you are seeing.
>
> Mike Moore
> Accessibility Coordinator
> Texas Health and Human Services Commission
> Civil Rights Office
> (512) 438-3431 (Office)
>
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> Has anyone here seen a recurring problem with Acrobat DC just dropping
> images completely (GIFs, usually) when converting from Word Docs (or Docx)
> to PDF? We can't figure out the pattern. Sometimes they get dropped, and
> sometimes they don't. We've had to re-insert the images after the
> conversions, directly in Acrobat. It's annoying!
>
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