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Re: PDF reflow problem after conversion from Word

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From: chagnon@pubcom.com
Date: Jun 17, 2018 8:42PM

Not experiencing this on my Acrobat Pro DC:2018 version with PDFs made from Word 2016, Windows 10 operating system.

No problem with Reflow. Graphics are there.

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Subject: [WebAIM] PDF reflow problem after conversion from Word

I don't know if this is a new problem, but if a Word document contains any images, it cannot be viewed in Reflow view after conversion to PDF. After selecting the Reflow menu option, the PDF remains in "normal" view and the Reflow menu option is now greyed out. This occurs both with Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat. I am using Word in Office 365.

As a workaround, I tried converting the Word document using Adobe Acrobat v9 (yes, I know it's old but it meets our needs). Reflow now works ok but Acrobat creates untagged PDFs. I have been through all the settings and I can't see anything that would account for this.

Can anyone shed any light on this? I am keen to avoid making any changes to the document in Acrobat because the client who will be creating the documents is not tech savvy and I am trying to write the simplest possible procedures for them.

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