Microsoft Word ‘Save as Daisy XML’ now available
In our Books for All report we said that “Efficient production and distribution would be enhanced by establishing file repositiries to store digial versions of materials. At the present time the most suitable format is one which can be reliably created and edited using Microsoft Word, since most accessible formats can be generated from Word.”
Previously if you wanted to make a Daisy DTB you usually had to buy a program like Dolphin’s EasyProducer or EasyConverter, but now there is a Daisy converter for Word available. See the Daisy site for more info and where to get the download.
By creating a properly structured accessible document in Word (i.e. use headings, table styles and alt text descriptions) this now means you can easily create:
- tagged (accessible) PDFs
- Microsoft Reader books
- Daisy DTB books
- RTF / XML files
It’s all there folks - we just need to get on and get these books and other materials made and shared!
