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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>A major bug was recently introduced into Adobe’s PDF Maker plug-in for MS Office / Windows.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With the latest update in September-October, graphics no longer have their <Figure> tags placed in the correction location of the tag tree’s reading order. Instead, they’re scattered throughout the PDF’s tag tree, sometimes 3 or 5 or even 15 pages away from their intended location.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Suggestions:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>We need to vote this up on Adobe’s bug website, <a href="https://acrobat.uservoice.com/forums/590923-acrobat-for-windows-and-mac/suggestions/47424254-pdf-maker-new-bug-puts-figure-tags-in-the-wrong">https://acrobat.uservoice.com/forums/590923-acrobat-for-windows-and-mac/suggestions/47424254-pdf-maker-new-bug-puts-figure-tags-in-the-wrong</a> So please vote (that’s very critical to get it noticed by Adobe’s powers) and add your comments to the discussion. Be sure to let Adobe know that you are required to make fully accessible PDFs and that this is NOT a minor bug. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>In the meantime, use Microsoft’s internal PDF export utility from Word. It places the <Figure> correctly in the tag tree. Our blog-tutorial has directions. Use Method C at <a href="https://www.pubcom.com/blog/tutorials/ms-office/export-pdf/index.shtml">https://www.pubcom.com/blog/tutorials/ms-office/export-pdf/index.shtml</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for helping make accessible documents better!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in'><b><span style='color:#D0CECE'>— — —<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in'>Bevi Chagnon <b><span style='color:#AEAAAA'>| </span></b><span style='color:#595959'>Designer, Accessibility Technician</span><b><span style='color:#AEAAAA'> |</span></b> <a href="mailto:Chagnon@PubCom.com">Chagnon@PubCom.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in'><b><span style='color:#D0CECE'>— — —<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in'><b>PubCom: <span style='color:#C00000'>Technologists for Accessible Design + Publishing</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in'>consulting <span style='color:#D0CECE'>•</span> training <span style='color:#D0CECE'>•</span> development <span style='color:#D0CECE'>•</span> design <span style='color:#D0CECE'>•</span> sec. 508 services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in'><b>Upcoming classes</b> at <a href="http://www.pubcom.com/classes">www.PubCom.com/<b>classes</b></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in'><b><span style='color:#D0CECE'>— — —<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in'><a href="https://mailchi.mp/e694edcdfadd/class-discount-3266574">Latest blog-newsletter</a> – <b><a href="https://www.pubcom.com/blog/2020_07-20/alt-text_part-1.shtml">Simple Guide to Writing Alt-Text</a></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>