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Re: PDF files have user default language set for some tags (<P>, <LBody>, <Link>)

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From: Dona Patrick
Date: Apr 7, 2017 9:13AM

Thank you to everyone who responded. Very helpful information.

Dona

On Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 4:47 PM, Philip Kiff < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Dona Patrick wrote:
>
>> Is there any way to remove the language from all of the tag properties
>> in one go or am I doomed to do it for each and every tag?
>>
>
> Like CommonLook Global Access mentioned by Logan, axesPDF provides a quick
> method to make such global changes. In axesPDF, you can mass edit any
> property on all selected tags in a PDF at once. But these are both very,
> very expensive pieces of software.
>
>
> Are there settings I have enabled that I should disable to stop this
>> from happening in the future?
>>
>
> You should be able to eliminate this problem by making sure that none of
> your styles in Word include language settings. The default language for the
> document should be set, plus the Normal style in your template should
> either have no language or should have the language that matches your
> global preference. All other styles should have no language attribute
> applied. I work in French and English simultaneously and I find it is easy
> to end up with a style with a language attribute applied accidentally -
> especially if you use the "Update [style] to match selection" feature on a
> file that has multiple language codes present.
>
> Also, still working in Word, you can use advanced find-and-replace to
> replace all instances of one language with another. Language appears as an
> option under the "Format" drop-down in the advanced search options in the
> Find and Replace dialog. If using this strategy, you may need to repeat the
> process in your headers, footers, and any text boxes or figures with text.
>
> Finally, always use the paste as "unformatted text" option so you don't
> bring language codes from other files or programs.
>
> Phil.
>
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