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The following table explains how you can prepare your Word documents for accessibility. Note that Word documents lose some of the accessibility options you introduce once they reach Acrobat. It is likely that you will need to post-process the file in Acrobat.
Note: Refer to the
Word to PDF Reference Card and the HHS checklist for accessible Word files for helpful tips.
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1 | Design with accessibility in mind. Only use our template styles, including character styles for common formatting such as bold and italic. Resist overriding template styles. | |
2 | Add alternate text to images.
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4 | Use meaningful link anchors rather than URLs when possible. |
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5 | Configure PDFMaker to tag the document properly.
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For detailed information about creating accessible Word files, see
http://www.webaim.org/techniques/word/. You can also find detailed information in the online help for Adobe Acrobat.
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