[Athen] EPUB to Word utility

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Hi,
 
We at epubtest.org are updating the test books and MathML will be in the
fundamental titles. We now expect all EPUB reading systems to pass. Let's
see how the testing will go! This should start in June.
 
Best
George
 
 
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Hello George,
 
Thank you for the info on how to get to EPUB to Word utility. Can't wait to
try it out!
 
I have been experimenting with WordtoEPUB especially for Math documents in
conjunction with Mathpix. Math doesn't seem to work well on all read aloud
EPUB readers though. Thorium with Mathjax enabled and Books app for iOS
works really well with these EPUBs and accessible.
 
Best,
Ramya
Ramya Karthikeyan 
Alternative Format Specialist
UCLA Center for Accessible Education
 
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Subject: [Athen] EPUB to Word utility
 
Dear All,
 
Sorry for cross posting.
 
I thought folks here would be interested in this functionality.
 
The WordToEPUB add-in for Word, which is freely available from the DAISY
Consortium, also has a EPUB to Word function.
 
After installing WordToEPUB:
https://daisy.org/activities/software/wordtoepub/
 
When on Windows File explorer, and being on a EPUB file, the context menu
will show EPUB to word. This will launch the utility. I tested with simple
documents and with more complex publications. I also tested with EPUB that
has MathML. It worked great.
 
I did have a fail with a title that had videos.
 
Also, WordToEPUB has the Word to HTML functionality.
 
Of course, the WordTOEPUB produces great, clean EPUB.
 
I thought there were a variety of functions for this. It might be easier to
fix alt text or add long descriptions to a Word docx and then remake the
EPUB. Also, having it in Word could allow for other functions.
 
I tested with EPUB from Bookshare.
 
Best
George
 
Best
George
 

 
George Kerscher Ph.D.
-In our Information Age, access to information is a fundamental human right.
Chief Innovations Officer, DAISY Consortium
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Email:  <mailto:kerscher at montana.com> kerscher at montana.com
 
 
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