- From: Steven McCaffrey <SMCCAFFR@MAIL.NYSED.GOV>
- Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 15:31:50 -0500
- To: <ward_joel@bah.com>, <c.foster@umassp.edu>
- Cc: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Hi Joel: I could only find the conversion to HTML button, but not to txt. I thought there used to be a txt option also. Have I missed it? I know there is a pdf2txt by email and it works well but I thought it was online as well. Steve >>> "Joel Ward" <ward_joel@bah.com> 12/21/01 03:04PM >>> Hi Carol, Did you try using the PDF to text converter? http://access.adobe.com/simple_form.html At first glance, it looks like an okay conversion job. Joel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Foster" <c.foster@umassp.edu> To: "Joel Ward" <ward_joel@bah.com> Cc: "WAI List" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 2:55 PM Subject: Re: Acrobat PDF & Accessibility > Has anyone found an HTML version of the advanced techniques document? Or has > anyone been able to read the advanced techniques pdf with JAWS? It does not > seem to work as well as expected for me. The pdf is at > http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/pdfs/CreateAccessibleAdvanced.pdf > > Thanks, > Carol > > Joel Ward wrote: > > > Hi Vadim, > > > > Adobe Acrobat 5 "finally" works with the MSAA features in Windows. But you > > need to create the document properly for it to truly be accessible. If you > > do, the PDF will work well with assistive technologies that utilize MSAA. > > > > If you create a structured document, say with Word 2000, the conversion to > > PDF will automatically translate the headings, paragaphs, tables, etc. to > > the PDF document. You can check the tag structure with Acrobat, and also > > check the other codes (like alt). There are some other things to check, as > > well, but ideally this wouldn't take too much longer than usual (depending > > on the complexity of the layout). > > > > Using other apps outside of Office 2000 to create PDFs requires more > > adjustment in Acrobat, as they do not translate structure as well. > > > > In case you want to read more, here's some resources on how to make PDFs > > accessible: > > http://access.adobe.com/information.html > > > > There are a few documents to read there. If you're in a hurry, just read > > this one: > > http://access.adobe.com/booklet.html > > > > It outlines the basics. There's an advanced techniques document there, too. > > > > Joel > > > > > Can someone explain to me what do you mean by *accessible* PDF? > > > Is it PDF without "microspacing" and "words being broken up"? > > > // I apologize in advance that I don't have time to read numerous Adobe > > > specs, so simple explanation in 2-3 sentences would be enough > > -- > Carol Foster, Web Developer > Internet Publishing Group, Information Technology Services > University of Massachusetts, President's Office > (413) 587-2130 > mailto:c.foster@umassp.edu > http://www.umass-its.net/ipg > -- > > >
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