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Re: PDF reflow problem after conversion from Word

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From: chagnon@pubcom.com
Date: Jun 18, 2018 7:54AM

We're starting to see the effects of PDF 2.0 being adopted by our software companies.

(The PDF 2.0 standard was released last year, https://www.pdfa.org/publication/iso-32000-2-pdf-2-0/. The PDF/UA 2 standard is still in development.)

So expect some changes to what Microsoft and Adobe's products produce. No transition is without its bumps and glitches.

But if there are errors, then log them to the appropriate User Voice forum. If you're doing an MS Office-to-PDF workflow, then log the error at both companies.

The User Voice forums are at:
—Acrobat https://acrobat.uservoice.com/
—Word https://word.uservoice.com/
—PowerPoint https://powerpoint.uservoice.com/
—Adobe InDesign https://indesign.uservoice.com/

—Bevi

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-----Original Message-----
From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of L Snider
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2018 9:42 AM
To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] PDF reflow problem after conversion from Word

Hi Steve,

Is this Mac Word? I have had some weird issues recently, including tags problems that I only had with InDesign to Acrobat DC 2018 (since November) but they now seem to be happening in 2016 Word Mac (I am on Fast Insider thought so I might be getting these when most people aren't yet seeing them). I am also now having weird font issues with PowerPoint going to PDF after their last fast insider update.

Are you on a desktop or device?

Cheers

Lisa

On Sun, Jun 17, 2018 at 9:42 PM, < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> 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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> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Steve Green
> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2018 12:55 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> 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.
>
> Regards,
> Steve Green
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