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From: L Snider
Date: Apr 21, 2019 8:05AM

Yes, it isn't quite right, but close. From what I saw a while back,
they were doing a lot on their website instead of a manual, in terms
of the English language.

Cheers

Lisa

On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 10:58 PM soujanya atluri
< <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> Thanks Lisa. It helps 60 percent. Still some of them are in German laguage.
>
> Thanks
> Soujanya
>
> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 8:35 PM L Snider < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > They had a full set of videos in English that they put out in 2014:
> > https://www.youtube.com/user/axespdf/videos?disable_polymer=1
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Lisa
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 9:39 PM soujanya atluri
> > < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Thank you Phil. This is very helpful... and I am waiting for English
> > user
> > > guide :) I bought the Axespdf licence two days ago for PDF remediation,
> > > and i am trying to play with it. if you get any info from them please
> > > share with me.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Soujanya
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 12:50 PM Philip Kiff < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I just found the Quick Start Guide for axesPDF QuickFix as well as a
> > > > guide on how to use their table editor on the German side of the Axes4
> > > > website. The QuickStart Guide looks quite detailed (119 pages), but
> > I've
> > > > not seen it anywhere in English:
> > > > https://www.axes4.com/anleitungen-axespdf-quickfix.html
> > > >
> > > > I'll reach out to the company and see if they have anything to add to
> > > > the discussion regarding English help for users.
> > > >
> > > > Phil.
> > > >
> > > > On 2019-04-20 15:32, Philip Kiff wrote:
> > > > > Ha! Yes, I have to agree that figuring out how to use AxesPDF is a
> > > > > high learning curve. I learned to use it largely through trial and
> > > > > error. But I also found some hints from the AxesPDF QuickFix section
> > > > > of their Help Centre:
> > > > >
> > https://support.axes4.com/hc/en-us/categories/200116848-axesPDF-QuickFix
> > > > >
> > > > > I have found the company to be reasonably responsive when I use the
> > > > > "Submit a request" feature on their support site for registered
> > users,
> > > > > so you might try getting support that way instead of via email?
> > > > >
> > > > > I think that their main development team probably works in German and
> > > > > materials are probably prepared in German first and then later
> > > > > translated into English. In some cases, they may not translate
> > > > > materials into English at all. I can read German more or less, and at
> > > > > one point I was sent a draft of a part of a user guide in German for
> > > > > their AxesPDF for Word plugin which I found helpful. I think they now
> > > > > have a draft of a user guide for the AxesPDF for Word plugin in
> > > > > English. But I haven't seen a user guide for the AxesPDF QuickFix
> > tool
> > > > > - for that I think they just have the Help Centre website above?
> > > > >
> > > > > When I was learning how to use it, I started simply by using the
> > > > > Checker tab and running the checker to find errors. Then I would
> > > > > search up individual errors on their website to see how to resolve
> > > > > them. Their website is organized in a way that allows you to search
> > > > > for solutions to many of the checker errors here:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > https://support.axes4.com/hc/en-us/sections/200327928-Fixing-PDF-UA-problems
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Following this approach I eventually learned how to use most of the
> > > > > features of the software. Though after two years, there are still a
> > > > > few features that I don't quick know what they do, or how exactly
> > they
> > > > > are supposed to work (!). So they definitely could do with some
> > better
> > > > > documentation.
> > > > >
> > > > > I was also thinking about making some tutorials for using axesPDF in
> > > > > conjunction with some tips on how to remediate PDFs generally. But
> > > > > I've not gotten around to it.
> > > > >
> > > > > There's one conceptual tip that I've not seen highlighted but that I
> > > > > think might help folks understand where QuickFix might fit in an
> > > > > efficient PDF remediation workflow. Using AxesPDF QuickFix actually
> > > > > involves going back and forth between AxesPDF QuickFix and Acrobat
> > > > > Professional DC. To edit tag names and properties and to do bulk tag
> > > > > editing, I use AxesPDF QuickFix. But if you need to insert new tags
> > or
> > > > > move tags into a different order, then you have to go back to Acrobat
> > > > > Pro to do that. So I always start out with Acrobat Pro and I do the
> > > > > main tagging and the ordering of tags. From there it is a process of
> > > > > going back and forth from AxesPDF QuickFix to Acrobat Pro based on
> > > > > which tool does the thing I need fastest. Whenever you need to insert
> > > > > new tags or move tags into a different order, you have to use
> > Acrobat
> > > > > Pro.
> > > > >
> > > > > Phil.
> > > > >
> > > > > Philip Kiff
> > > > > D4K Communications
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 2019-04-20 14:27, Karlen Communications wrote:
> > > > >> I have axesPDF but there are no tutorials in English. I found some
> > in
> > > > >> Finnish but they are for the axesPDF add-in for Word and basically
> > > > >> just tell
> > > > >> you how to make Word documents accessible.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I've been trying to figure out how to use axesPDF and so far have
> > had no
> > > > >> luck. I do have a visual disability but am not relying on adaptive
> > > > >> technology for the user interface.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I've heard it is a good tool, but with no tutorials available, I
> > > > >> found it a
> > > > >> high learning curve, even with what I know about accessible PDF.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I was going to write tutorials on how to use it but my e-mails to
> > > > >> axesPDF
> > > > >> asking for help in understanding the user interface have gone
> > > > >> unanswered for
> > > > >> about a year now and their support pages are scarce in terms of
> > usable
> > > > >> information.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> If anyone has tutorials on how to use axesPDF, please let me know. I
> > > > >> hate
> > > > >> having tools I should be able to use but can't.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Cheers, Karen
> > > > >>
> > > > >>