New Titles in MS Word

Since the beginning of time <grin>, Word’s built-in Title formatting style has converted to a <P> tag when the PDF is exported. With the most recent upgrade to Word in mid-September, it now converts to the <H1> tag, a top-level heading. Thank you Microsoft for this small advance for accessibility!

Note: the <H1> tag is created when the MS export method is used, not Adobe PDF Maker. See our tutorial on how to do this.

How to check your software version…

— Bevi Chagnon is a US delegate to the ISO committee for PDF/UA.

Fall Accessibility Classes

Accessibility with InDesign + PDF
Starts October 4 — Four sessions
ExpressoShot: Just Alt Text
Webinar demos new ISO Standard for Alt Text
Septeber 25 — webinar
Word Templates for Accessible PDFs
September 27 — 1/2 day session
Word Templates for Accessible PDFs
September 27 — 1/2 day session

View our Class Calendar

PDF/UA-2
— Should you be using the new tags?

We don’t think so, and Bevi Chagnon is on the committee that developed the brand new version of the PDF accessibility standard. It’s too soon — Get the details in a new free Blog-a-Torial

Read the Blog

Ally InDesign-ers

We have several professional designers looking for freelance or even full-time work. They’ve graduated with honors from Bevi’s Accessible InDesign class and have proven skills to tackle your projects — even Word and PowerPoint, too. Hire an accessibility designer!

Contact Bevi for more info.

Bevi Chagnon, wears bright aqua headphones when teaching online classes. Thank you for your time. Looking forward to seeing you in class or online!

— Bevi Chagnon ADS, CTT, MBA
Designer, Senior Trainer, Accessibility Expert, and Founder
US Delegate to the ISO Committees for PDF and PDF/UA
April 2024

Be kind. Be tolerant.
And be grateful spring has sprung!

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Learn to fish. Save money. Time. Hassle.

Our services help you maximize your technology, streamline your workflow, and seamlessly build accessibility into your digital publications. Our mission is to train and coach you so well that you no longer need us or outside remediation services.

By teaching you how to fish — and make accessible PDFs right out of the box — we hope to work ourselves out of our jobs!

PubCom has a full suite of courses on accessibility topics, as well as traditional desktop publishing, digital media, and website development. We started offering accessibility training to the federal government in 2001 right after Section 508 and WCAG 1.0 went into effect in the US. That was 23+ years ago and we haven't stopped yet!

The takeaway: we know publishing, from editorial to design to distribution (print and digital) — and we're accessibility experts (Bevi Chagnon is a delegate to the ISO committee for PDF accessibility that creates the PDF/UA standard). We share our knowledge and help you learn to fish. Our little fisherman keeps us on our goal.

Sketch: Our fisherman has learned to fish and is now inclusive and accessible.