[bcab] Re: Accessible PDF's

Irene,
I mean the webmaster of the Adobe website. Sorry should have made that clear. 

Nigel
Iran and Saudi Arabia have nationalised oil companies to ensure the money stays inside the country. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cooper, Irene" <Irene.Cooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 10:47 AM
Subject: [bcab] Re: Accessible PDF's



Hi Nigel and all.
I tried the e-mail conversion tool and got the following "undelivered" response: 

Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.

     Subject:
     Sent: 26/01/07 10:25

The following recipient(s) could not be reached:

     pdf2txt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 26/01/07 10:25
You do not have permission to send to this recipient. For assistance, contact your system administrator. < inner-relay-2.corp.adobe.com #5.7.1 SMTP; 550 5.7.1 Unable to relay for pdf2txt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 


I showed it to one of our techies but he had no ideas.

Irene

Irene Cooper
System Project Officer

Tel: 01246 217101

mailto:Irene.Cooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



-----Original Message-----
From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nigel 
Sent: 25 January 2007 18:23
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: Accessible PDF's

Irene et al.
Go to the following website to get it converted.
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/access_onlinetools.html

Press the H key to get to the first heading.

Personally I think it is unacceptable that only the pro version should
produce accessible PDF.  I suggest as many of us as possible email them to
complain about this.

Nigel
Fing PDF!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Léonie Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 7:32 PM
Subject: [bcab] Re: Accessible PDF's


Irene,

   If the original source document is created in Word, it's doubtful that
there is nothing more to be done. Suggest she try the following things...

1. Upgrade to Adobe Acrobat Pro.

   Although there are many PDF creation tools on the market, some even for
free, Adobe Acrobat Pro is the only one that fully supports the creation of
accessible PDF documents. If possible use Acrobat Pro v8.

2. Create good document structure in the Word document.

   Use the functionality within the Formats, Styles & Formats menu to
create proper heading and list styles for the Word document. Adobe will pick
up these default styles and translate them to the PDF document.


3. Use alt texts.

   Many people are not aware that you can include an alt text for an image
in a Word document. Adobe should pick up such alt texts, but it's always
wise to double check from within the resulting PDF anyway.

4. Use the right conversion process.

   Adobe will integrate a menu into the toolbar of Word. Use this to
initiate the conversion process, rather than choosing the File menu and Save
As. It picks up on the structure present in Word much more effectively.

5. Get some training.

   None of this is rocket science, but with some complex documents, such as
those with multiple column layouts, can be difficult to produce in
accessible format. There are training courses available which will educate
people in the right techniques for creating accessible PDFs.

   Nomensa run a half day training course, more information here:
http://www.nomensa.com/training/creating-accessible-pdfs.html

   Ihope some of this helps.

Regards,
Léonie.
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From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Cooper, Irene
Sent: 24 January 2007 14:38
To: BCAB Mailing List
Subject: [bcab] Accessible PDF's



Hi all



At work, I receive lots of PDF files via e-mail.  I have only ever received
one truly accessible PDF - i.e. where Jaws didn't say: "This document is
untagged.  It probably originated at another local authority but, even so, I
wrote to the sender (who just happened to be the Head of Communications) to
say thanks.  Well, this has now caused me a problem because the Council's
internal magazine that used to be sent to me in MSWord format is now coming
as a PDF.  Unfortunately though, it's not properly tagged which causes it to
appear a bit muddled.  I've written to its designer explaining the situation
but she says she has done everything in her power to create a tagged file
and there's nothing more she can do.  Well, I could just ask for the
magazine in MSWord format again but I'd rather like to sort this problem out
for the future.



Is there anyone to whom I could send the document who could advise me on
what more can be done to it?  Perhaps she really has done all she can!  I
have already referred the designer to the Adobe website.



Thanks in advance for any advice.



Irene





Irene Cooper
System Project Officer
North East Derbyshire District Council

Tel: 01246 217101



Email: Irene.Cooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx





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