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Re: POWERPOINT 2019 Accessibility Checker

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From: Karlen Communications
Date: Apr 17, 2019 5:48AM

Yes, if you use the new tools like Mark as Decorative, they are not backward
compatible. If you are using them, you/your department/organization should
decide which version you check against if you mandate a clean accessibility
check. As the standards change (WCAG and PDF/UA), there will be changes to
all of the automated the accessibility checkers.

I've used the Mark as Decorative with both the Microsoft ability to save as
a tagged PDF and Adobe Acrobat Pro DC all updates installed and if you mark
an image as decorative in Office, it is an Artifact in the tagged PDF
document.

Cheers, Karen