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Microsoft announces support for PDF/UA on MacOS

PDF/UA documents from Microsoft are on the way.

ArticleAugust 25, 2016
screenshot of Microsoft Office 365 stating “Productivity and inclusion – Office365 accessibility update”
Microsoft announces support for PDF/UA on MacOS
screenshot of Microsoft Office 365 stating “Productivity and inclusion – Office365 accessibility update”

PDF/UA documents from Microsoft are on the way.

ArticleAugust 25, 2016

Duff Johnson

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In its August blog-post titled “Productivity and inclusion – Office 365 accessibility update,” Microsoft announced that tagged PDF generation will shortly be available to MacOS users via an online service.

Beyond simple tagged PDF, however, Microsoft states that they are committed to delivering the ability to create PDF/UA conforming PDF files using Office 365 products such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Read our previous story on Microsoft's plans for PDF/UA conformance.


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