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Re: Microsoft Word question

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From: Webmaster
Date: Apr 20, 2005 9:10AM

Hello!

Have a look at the article number 9 here
http://outer-court.com/tech/top-10-errors-in-web-design.html

brgds A.

Dan Miller wrote:

>> Hello
>> I am wondering about accessiblity issues regarding posting a document as
>> an attachment in Microsoft Word format. I realize that for PDF
>> attachments and the like, a link had to be provided in order to be able
>> to download the free reader. How does one bypass this with Word docs? Is
>> it 508 compliant just to post a Word doc as an attachment? Should one
>> include also a plain text version of the document?
>>
>> Also, are tables created in Word 508 compliant?
>>
>> Many thanks
>> Dan
>>