Comments on: Ten Tips for Creating Usable and Accessible PDFs http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/ Refresh Detroit is a part of the Refreshing Cities organization. We are a group of web professionals whose goal is to promote web standards, usability, and accessibility, and to spread the knowledge of web design in the Detroit and Ann Arbor Michigan areas. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:16:05 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Two Percent http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-27176 The Two Percent Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:16:05 +0000 http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/#comment-27176 <strong>How to make better and accessible PDFs...</strong> Something I always get stuck on, making PDFs that are properly functional. Inparticular, making those snazzy left side bookmarks that jump out when the file is loaded (great for instruction manuals, books etc).. 4) Add bookmarks Bookmarks act as a tabl... How to make better and accessible PDFs…

Something I always get stuck on, making PDFs that are properly functional. Inparticular, making those snazzy left side bookmarks that jump out when the file is loaded (great for instruction manuals, books etc).. 4) Add bookmarks Bookmarks act as a tabl…

]]> By: Sven-Olav http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-23197 Sven-Olav Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:59:12 +0000 http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/#comment-23197 Thanks Deborah for the great article! Concerning accessible PDFs, I would like to suggest the possibility for a user to access the PDF from web by using named destinations. IMHO, too few PDF authors are using named destinations at all, even if the source document is well structured. I think the main reason is because there is no way to export named destinations directly from MS Word (as it is possible from OO). I created the plug-in for Acrobat that converts PDF document bookmarks to PDF named destinations. I'm hoping that this will make life easier for many students, professors, and researchers, especially who are using Mac. Under Mac OS X there are few (even commercial) alternatives to automatically create named destinations. My Acrobat plug-in is free for academic use: http://destinator.grifir.com/educational-license.html Thanks Deborah for the great article!

Concerning accessible PDFs, I would like to suggest the possibility for a user to access the PDF from web by using named destinations. IMHO, too few PDF authors are using named destinations at all, even if the source document is well structured.

I think the main reason is because there is no way to export named destinations directly from MS Word (as it is possible from OO).

I created the plug-in for Acrobat that converts PDF document bookmarks to PDF named destinations. I’m hoping that this will make life easier for many students, professors, and researchers, especially who are using Mac. Under Mac OS X there are few (even commercial) alternatives to automatically create named destinations.

My Acrobat plug-in is free for academic use:
http://destinator.grifir.com/educational-license.html

]]> By: 10 Tips to Help You Create Accessible PDFs in Word or InDesign http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-22680 10 Tips to Help You Create Accessible PDFs in Word or InDesign Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:47:34 +0000 http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/#comment-22680 [...] Great link posted on one of my listserves. PDFs are commonly used for information and document exchange and with this increased usage universal design needs to be taken in consideration and implemented. http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/?goback=%2Env... [...] [...] Great link posted on one of my listserves. PDFs are commonly used for information and document exchange and with this increased usage universal design needs to be taken in consideration and implemented. http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/?goback=%2Env... [...]

]]> By: Claude Almansi http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-22194 Claude Almansi Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:53:58 +0000 http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/#comment-22194 Re using NeoOffice: I've done several PDF's with it, though I am afraid not using the advanced settings for the export. However, if I remember correctly, they are very similar to the ones you describe for Word. The problem with NeoOffice (and probably OpenOffice, on which NO is based) is getting a TOC where the items link to the various parts in the source document for the PDF: possible, but not default (as with Word) and not very intuitive: I reuse a document where I managed to do it when I need to have this feature. Example of one such PDF I did this way (using header styles but not the advanced settings for export) with NeoOffice http://ia301533.us.archive.org/0/items/TheatreOfSleep/theatre_of_sleep_03.pdf . A blind friend told me it was usable for him. But it is a simple document: no tables, no illustrations. Re using NeoOffice: I’ve done several PDF’s with it, though I am afraid not using the advanced settings for the export. However, if I remember correctly, they are very similar to the ones you describe for Word.

The problem with NeoOffice (and probably OpenOffice, on which NO is based) is getting a TOC where the items link to the various parts in the source document for the PDF: possible, but not default (as with Word) and not very intuitive: I reuse a document where I managed to do it when I need to have this feature.

Example of one such PDF I did this way (using header styles but not the advanced settings for export) with NeoOffice http://ia301533.us.archive.org/0/items/TheatreOfSleep/theatre_of_sleep_03.pdf . A blind friend told me it was usable for him. But it is a simple document: no tables, no illustrations.

]]> By: Deborah http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-22035 Deborah Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:10:44 +0000 http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/#comment-22035 For an in-depth article that goes beyond the ten tips for creating accessible PDF files, check out <a href="http://www.writersua.com/articles/accessibility/index.html" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">No Fuss Accessibility</a> article by Antonio DaSilva. For an in-depth article that goes beyond the ten tips for creating accessible PDF files, check out No Fuss Accessibility article by Antonio DaSilva.

]]> By: A_Flama http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-21919 A_Flama Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:02:35 +0000 http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/#comment-21919 Great tip! thanks :D Great tip! thanks :D

]]> By: Top Ten Blog Tips » 10 misconceptions about web accessibility http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-21867 Top Ten Blog Tips » 10 misconceptions about web accessibility Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:03:00 +0000 http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/#comment-21867 [...] You may find this useful: Ten tips for creating useable and accessible PDFs. [...] [...] You may find this useful: Ten tips for creating useable and accessible PDFs. [...]

]]> By: Floating Nets http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-21851 Floating Nets Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:46:39 +0000 http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/#comment-21851 This will be so useful for transcripting podcasts to PDF, thanks so much! I even bookmarked this post as it has so much information. This will be so useful for transcripting podcasts to PDF, thanks so much! I even bookmarked this post as it has so much information.

]]> By: Keep those PDFs accessible and usable! - STC AccessAbility SIG http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-21722 Keep those PDFs accessible and usable! - STC AccessAbility SIG Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:51:53 +0000 http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/#comment-21722 [...] We want to share a great link from the Web Axe blog and podcast site. They passed along Deborah Edwards-Onoro’s article, which covers Ten Tips for Creating Usable and Accessible PDFs. [...] [...] We want to share a great link from the Web Axe blog and podcast site. They passed along Deborah Edwards-Onoro’s article, which covers Ten Tips for Creating Usable and Accessible PDFs. [...]

]]> By: Ten Helpful Tips For Creating Usable and Accessible PDFs | 4xPDF http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/comment-page-1/#comment-21585 Ten Helpful Tips For Creating Usable and Accessible PDFs | 4xPDF Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:49:26 +0000 http://refresh-detroit.org/2008/12/02/ten-tips-for-creating-usable-and-accessible-pdfs/#comment-21585 [...] Deborah Edwards-Onoro from Refresh Detroit has published a detailed list of ten tips for creating usable and accessible PDFs. The list focuses on preparing documents for conversion to PDF and processing PDF’s once they have been created. [...] [...] Deborah Edwards-Onoro from Refresh Detroit has published a detailed list of ten tips for creating usable and accessible PDFs. The list focuses on preparing documents for conversion to PDF and processing PDF’s once they have been created. [...]

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