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We are often asked if content can be published in PDF format , as this is a popular way of sharing documents.
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- HTML documents are easier to read online
- HTML documents are easier for users to locate in the search engines
- HTML pages can be easily located on mobile devices
- we need to comply with 'open standards' - we need to make sure we do not discriminate against people with disabilities
- for example, content must be accessible by someone who has a visual impairment
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The drawbacks of using PDFs
While PDFs are a useful document type for sharing internally, we do not use PDFs to share information on the web because:
- PDFs cannot be easily discovered by users found through the search engines
- PDFs are not mobile-friendly, so they are more difficult to access
- it is easier to keep an HTML document accurate and up to date
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More about accessibility https://confluence.collab.test-and-trace.nhs.uk/x/h6-PIQ
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