diff --git a/src/exportdialog.cpp b/src/exportdialog.cpp
index 86d8277..29c23b0 100755
--- a/src/exportdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/exportdialog.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ void ExportDialog::OnOk ( wxCommandEvent& e )
 	folder = dirPicker->GetPath();
 	quiet = quietCheckbox->IsChecked();
 	mp3Album = mp3AlbumCheckbox->IsChecked();
+    suppressOptional = suppressOptionalCheckbox->IsChecked();
+	html = htmlCheckbox->IsChecked();
+    epub = epubCheckbox->IsChecked();
+    rtf = rtfCheckbox->IsChecked();
+    doc = docCheckbox->IsChecked();
+    fullDaisy = fullDaisyCheckbox->IsChecked();
 	urlUtf8 = ( const char * ) url.mb_str ( wxConvUTF8 );
 
 	e.Skip();
@@ -199,13 +205,6 @@ void ExportDialog::OnContextHelp ( wxHelpEvent& e )
 void ExportDialog::OnUpdateOk ( wxUpdateUIEvent& e )
 {
     bool enable = true;
-/*
-#ifdef __WXMSW__
-    if ( urlCtrl->GetTextCtrlValue().empty() ||
-#else
-    if ( urlCtrl->GetPath().empty() ||
-#endif
-*/
     if (
         dirPicker->GetPath().empty() ||
         downloadLink )
@@ -233,6 +232,13 @@ bool ExportDialog::getMp3Album()
     return mp3Album;   
 }
 
+bool ExportDialog::getSuppressOptional() { return suppressOptional; }
+bool ExportDialog::getHtml() { return html; }
+bool ExportDialog::getEpub() { return epub; }
+bool ExportDialog::getRtf() { return rtf; }
+bool ExportDialog::getDoc() { return doc; }
+bool ExportDialog::getFullDaisy() { return fullDaisy; }
+
 void ExportDialog::OnFolderBrowse ( wxCommandEvent& e )
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/exportdialog.h b/src/exportdialog.h
index bb6f201..f6adc45 100755
--- a/src/exportdialog.h
+++ b/src/exportdialog.h
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ class ExportDialog : public wxDialog
 		wxString getFolderString();
 		bool getQuiet();
 		bool getMp3Album();
+		bool getSuppressOptional();
+		bool getHtml();
+        bool getEpub();
+        bool getRtf();
+        bool getDoc();
+        bool getFullDaisy();
+
 		enum constants
 		{
 			ID_URL,
diff --git a/src/wrapdaisy.cpp b/src/wrapdaisy.cpp
index 3009fa8..c8c1147 100755
--- a/src/wrapdaisy.cpp
+++ b/src/wrapdaisy.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ bool WrapDaisy::run (
     bool suppressOptional,
     bool epub,
     bool rtf,
+    bool doc,
     bool fullDaisy,
     bool mp3Album )
 {
@@ -348,176 +349,185 @@ bool WrapDaisy::run (
     while (wxTheApp->Pending())
         wxTheApp->Dispatch();
 
-    if ( !pd->Update ( 50, _T("Preparing ePub...") ) )
+    if ( epub )
     {
-        error = _T ( "Cancelled" );
-        return false;   
-    }
-
-    wxString epubScript;
+        if ( !pd->Update ( 50, _T("Preparing ePub...") ) )
+        {
+            error = _T ( "Cancelled" );
+            return false;   
+        }
     
-    epubScript += _T("scripts");
-    epubScript += wxFileName::GetPathSeparator();
-    epubScript += _T("create_distribute");
-    epubScript += wxFileName::GetPathSeparator();
-    epubScript += _T("epub");
-    epubScript += wxFileName::GetPathSeparator();
-    epubScript += _T("OPSCreator.taskScript");
-
-    cmd = baseCmd +
-        _T("\"") + epubScript + _T("\" --input=\"") +
-        canonicalFile + //canonicalFile.wideName() +
-        _T("\" --output=\"") +
-        folder + wxFileName::GetPathSeparator() + _T("ebook.epub\"");
+        wxString epubScript;
         
-    result = wxExecute ( cmd, out, err );
-	
-    count = err.GetCount();
-    if ( count )
-    {
-        for ( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
-        {
-            error += err.Item ( i );
-            error += _T(" ");
-        }
-    }
+        epubScript += _T("scripts");
+        epubScript += wxFileName::GetPathSeparator();
+        epubScript += _T("create_distribute");
+        epubScript += wxFileName::GetPathSeparator();
+        epubScript += _T("epub");
+        epubScript += wxFileName::GetPathSeparator();
+        epubScript += _T("OPSCreator.taskScript");
     
-/*
-    count = out.GetCount();
-    if ( count )
-    {
-        for ( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
+        cmd = baseCmd +
+            _T("\"") + epubScript + _T("\" --input=\"") +
+            canonicalFile + //canonicalFile.wideName() +
+            _T("\" --output=\"") +
+            folder + wxFileName::GetPathSeparator() + _T("ebook.epub\"");
+            
+        result = wxExecute ( cmd, out, err );
+    	
+        count = err.GetCount();
+        if ( count )
         {
-            error += out.Item ( i );
-            error += _T(" ");
+            for ( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
+            {
+                error += err.Item ( i );
+                error += _T(" ");
+            }
         }
+        
+    /*
+        count = out.GetCount();
+        if ( count )
+        {
+            for ( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
+            {
+                error += out.Item ( i );
+                error += _T(" ");
+            }
+        }
+    */
+    
+        if ( !error.empty() )
+            return false;
     }
-*/
-
-    if ( !error.empty() )
-        return false;
 
     // #2.9: convert to RTF
-    pd->ProcessPendingEvents();
-    while (wxTheApp->Pending())
-        wxTheApp->Dispatch();
-
-    if ( !pd->Update ( 60, _T("Preparing RTF...") ) )
+    if ( rtf || doc )
     {
-        error = _T ( "Cancelled" );
-        return false;   
-    }
-
-    wxString rtfScript;
+        pd->ProcessPendingEvents();
+        while (wxTheApp->Pending())
+            wxTheApp->Dispatch();
     
-    rtfScript += _T("scripts");
-    rtfScript += wxFileName::GetPathSeparator();
-    rtfScript += _T("create_distribute");
-    rtfScript += wxFileName::GetPathSeparator();
-    rtfScript += _T("text");
-    rtfScript += wxFileName::GetPathSeparator();
-    rtfScript += _T("DtbookToRtf.taskScript");
-
-    wxString rtfFile, tempRtfFile, docFile, tempDocFile;
-    rtfFile = folder + wxFileName::GetPathSeparator() + _T("document.rtf");
-    tempRtfFile = folder + wxFileName::GetPathSeparator() + _T("html") +
-        wxFileName::GetPathSeparator() + _T("document.rtf");
- 
-    docFile = rtfFile;
-    tempDocFile = tempRtfFile;
-    docFile.Replace ( _T(".rtf"), _T(".doc") );
-    tempDocFile.Replace ( _T(".rtf"), _T(".doc") );
+        if ( !pd->Update ( 60, _T("Preparing RTF...") ) )
+        {
+            error = _T ( "Cancelled" );
+            return false;   
+        }
     
-    cmd = baseCmd +
-        _T("\"") + rtfScript + _T("\" --input=\"") +
-        dtbFilePath + //dtbFile.wideName() +
-        _T("\" --output=\"") + rtfFile + 
-        _T("\" --inclTOC=\"true\" --inclPagenum=\"false\"");
+        wxString rtfScript;
         
-    result = wxExecute ( cmd, out, err );
-	
-    count = err.GetCount();
-    if ( count )
-    {
-        for ( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
+        rtfScript += _T("scripts");
+        rtfScript += wxFileName::GetPathSeparator();
+        rtfScript += _T("create_distribute");
+        rtfScript += wxFileName::GetPathSeparator();
+        rtfScript += _T("text");
+        rtfScript += wxFileName::GetPathSeparator();
+        rtfScript += _T("DtbookToRtf.taskScript");
+    
+        wxString rtfFile, tempRtfFile, docFile, tempDocFile;
+        rtfFile = folder + wxFileName::GetPathSeparator() + _T("document.rtf");
+        tempRtfFile = folder + wxFileName::GetPathSeparator() + _T("html") +
+            wxFileName::GetPathSeparator() + _T("document.rtf");
+     
+        docFile = rtfFile;
+        tempDocFile = tempRtfFile;
+        docFile.Replace ( _T(".rtf"), _T(".doc") );
+        tempDocFile.Replace ( _T(".rtf"), _T(".doc") );
+        
+        cmd = baseCmd +
+            _T("\"") + rtfScript + _T("\" --input=\"") +
+            dtbFilePath + //dtbFile.wideName() +
+            _T("\" --output=\"") + rtfFile + 
+            _T("\" --inclTOC=\"true\" --inclPagenum=\"false\"");
+            
+        result = wxExecute ( cmd, out, err );
+    	
+        count = err.GetCount();
+        if ( count )
         {
-            error += err.Item ( i );
-            error += _T(" ");
+            for ( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
+            {
+                error += err.Item ( i );
+                error += _T(" ");
+            }
         }
+        
+    /*
+        count = out.GetCount();
+        if ( count )
+        {
+            for ( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
+            {
+                error += out.Item ( i );
+                error += _T(" ");
+            }
+        }
+    */
+    
+        if ( !error.empty() )
+            return false;    
+    
+        // #2.9.5: convert to binary Word
+        // (Win only; otherwise create copy with *.doc extension)
+    
+        pd->ProcessPendingEvents();    
+        while (wxTheApp->Pending())
+            wxTheApp->Dispatch();
+        
+        if ( !pd->Update ( 60, _T("Preparing Word document...") ) )
+        {
+            error = _T ( "Cancelled" );
+            return false;   
+        }
+    
+        //wxString docFile = rtfFile;
+        //docFile.Replace ( _T(".rtf"), _T(".doc") );
+    
+    #ifdef __WXMSW__
+        wxAutomationObject wordObject, documentObject;
+    
+        if ( wordObject.CreateInstance ( _T("Word.Application") ) )
+        {
+            wxVariant openParams[2];
+            openParams[0] = rtfFile;//tempRtfFile
+            openParams[1] = false;   
+    
+            wordObject.CallMethod(_("documents.open"), 2, openParams);
+            if (!wordObject.GetObject(documentObject, _("ActiveDocument"))) 
+            { 
+                error = _("Cannot open ") + rtfFile;//tempRtfFile;
+                return false;
+            }
+            wxVariant saveAsParams[2];
+            saveAsParams[0] = docFile;//tempDocFile;//
+            saveAsParams[1] = (long)0; //wdFormatDocument
+            if ( !documentObject.CallMethod(_("SaveAs"), 2, saveAsParams) )
+            {
+                //error = _("Cannot save ") + docFile;
+                //return false;
+            }
+            documentObject.CallMethod(_("Close"), 0, NULL );
+            wordObject.CallMethod(_T("Quit"), 0, NULL );
+        }
+    #else
+        //wxCopyFile ( tempRtfFile, tempDocFile );
+        wxCopyFile ( rtfFile, docFile );
+    #endif
+    
+        //wxCopyFile ( tempRtfFile, rtfFile );
+        //wxCopyFile ( tempDocFile, docFile );
+        //wxRemoveFile ( tempRtfFile );
+        //wxRemoveFile ( tempDocFile );
     }
     
-/*
-    count = out.GetCount();
-    if ( count )
-    {
-        for ( int i = 0; i < count; i++ )
-        {
-            error += out.Item ( i );
-            error += _T(" ");
-        }
-    }
-*/
-
-    if ( !error.empty() )
-        return false;    
-
-    // #2.9.5: convert to binary Word
-    // (Win only; otherwise create copy with *.doc extension)
-
-    pd->ProcessPendingEvents();    
-    while (wxTheApp->Pending())
-        wxTheApp->Dispatch();
-    
-    if ( !pd->Update ( 60, _T("Preparing Word document...") ) )
-    {
-        error = _T ( "Cancelled" );
-        return false;   
-    }
-
-    //wxString docFile = rtfFile;
-    //docFile.Replace ( _T(".rtf"), _T(".doc") );
-
-#ifdef __WXMSW__
-    wxAutomationObject wordObject, documentObject;
-
-    if ( wordObject.CreateInstance ( _T("Word.Application") ) )
-    {
-        wxVariant openParams[2];
-        openParams[0] = rtfFile;//tempRtfFile
-        openParams[1] = false;   
-
-        wordObject.CallMethod(_("documents.open"), 2, openParams);
-        if (!wordObject.GetObject(documentObject, _("ActiveDocument"))) 
-        { 
-            error = _("Cannot open ") + rtfFile;//tempRtfFile;
-            return false;
-        }
-        wxVariant saveAsParams[2];
-        saveAsParams[0] = docFile;//tempDocFile;//
-        saveAsParams[1] = (long)0; //wdFormatDocument
-        if ( !documentObject.CallMethod(_("SaveAs"), 2, saveAsParams) )
-        {
-            //error = _("Cannot save ") + docFile;
-            //return false;
-        }
-        documentObject.CallMethod(_("Close"), 0, NULL );
-        wordObject.CallMethod(_T("Quit"), 0, NULL );
-    }
-#else
-    //wxCopyFile ( tempRtfFile, tempDocFile );
-    wxCopyFile ( rtfFile, docFile );
-#endif
-
-    //wxCopyFile ( tempRtfFile, rtfFile );
-    //wxCopyFile ( tempDocFile, docFile );
-    //wxRemoveFile ( tempRtfFile );
-    //wxRemoveFile ( tempDocFile );
-
     // #3: convert to full DAISY book
     pd->ProcessPendingEvents();
     while (wxTheApp->Pending())
         wxTheApp->Dispatch();
 
+    if ( !fullDaisy )
+        return true; // no full DAISY, no audio
+        
     if ( !pd->Update ( 70, _T("Preparing DAISY books...") ) )
     {
         error = _T ( "Cancelled" );
@@ -569,6 +579,9 @@ bool WrapDaisy::run (
     if ( !error.empty() )
         return false;
 
+    if ( !mp3Album )
+        return true;
+
     // #4: create MP3 album
     pd->ProcessPendingEvents();
     while (wxTheApp->Pending())
@@ -651,19 +664,19 @@ bool WrapDaisy::run (
     while (wxTheApp->Pending())
         wxTheApp->Dispatch();
 
+/*
     if ( !pd->Update ( 90, _T("Updating playlists...") ) )
     {
         error = _T ( "Cancelled" );
         return false;   
     }
 
-/*
+
     //rename mp3 playlists
-    albumDir += wxFileName::GetPathSeparator();
-    PlayListRenamer plr;
-    std::string stdAlbumDir = ( const char *) albumDir.mb_str ( wxConvUTF8 );
-    plr.run ( stdAlbumDir );
-*/
+    //albumDir += wxFileName::GetPathSeparator();
+    //PlayListRenamer plr;
+    //std::string stdAlbumDir = ( const char *) albumDir.mb_str ( wxConvUTF8 );
+    //plr.run ( stdAlbumDir );
 
     //rename mp3 files in //z3986/
     wxFileName fn ( dtbFilePath );
@@ -741,6 +754,7 @@ bool WrapDaisy::run (
         wxFileName::GetPathSeparator() +
         _T("cover.jpg");
     wxCopyFile ( albumCover, destAlbumCover, true );
+*/
     
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/wrapdaisy.h b/src/wrapdaisy.h
index be37f88..556fd30 100755
--- a/src/wrapdaisy.h
+++ b/src/wrapdaisy.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public:
         bool suppressOptional,
         bool epub,
         bool rtf,
+        bool doc,
         bool fullDaisy,
         bool mp3Album );
     wxString getLastError();
diff --git a/src/xmlcopyeditor.cpp b/src/xmlcopyeditor.cpp
index f742899..2c9274c 100755
--- a/src/xmlcopyeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/xmlcopyeditor.cpp
@@ -617,12 +617,23 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame (
 
 		lastXslStylesheet.Replace ( _T ( " " ), _T ( "%20" ), true );
 		lastRelaxNGSchema.Replace ( _T ( " " ), _T ( "%20" ), true );
-		
+	
 		exportQuiet =
-		  config->Read ( _T ( "exportQuiet" ), (long)false );
+		  config->Read ( _T ( "exportQuiet" ), (long)true );
 		exportMp3Album =
-		  config->Read ( _T ( "exportMp3Album" ), (long)false );
-		
+		  config->Read ( _T ( "exportMp3Album" ), (long)true );
+        exportSuppressOptional = 
+            config->Read ( _T ( "exportSuppressOptional" ), (long)true );
+        exportHtml =
+            config->Read ( _T ( "exportHtml" ), (long)true );
+        exportEpub =
+            config->Read ( _T ( "exportEpub" ), (long)true );
+        exportRtf =
+            config->Read ( _T ( "exportRtf" ), (long)true );
+        exportDoc =
+            config->Read ( _T ( "exportDoc" ), (long)true );
+        exportFullDaisy =
+            config->Read ( _T ( "exportFullDaisy" ), (long)true );
 
 		applicationDir =
 		    config->Read ( _T ( "applicationDir" ), wxEmptyString );
@@ -751,7 +762,8 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame (
 		
 		exportStylesheet = exportFolder = wxEmptyString;
 		exportQuiet = exportMp3Album = false;
-
+		exportQuiet = exportMp3Album = exportSuppressOptional = exportHtml =
+            exportEpub = exportRtf = exportDoc = exportFullDaisy = true;
 	}
 
 	largeFileProperties.completion = false;
@@ -1020,6 +1032,12 @@ MyFrame::~MyFrame()
 	config->Write ( _T ( "exportFolder" ), exportFolder );
 	config->Write ( _T ( "exportQuiet" ), exportQuiet );
 	config->Write ( _T ( "exportMp3Album" ), exportMp3Album );
+	config->Write ( _T ( "exportSuppressOptional" ), exportSuppressOptional );
+	config->Write ( _T ( "exportHtml" ), exportHtml );
+	config->Write ( _T ( "exportEpub" ), exportEpub );
+	config->Write ( _T ( "exportRtf" ), exportRtf );
+	config->Write ( _T ( "exportDoc" ), exportDoc );
+	config->Write ( _T ( "exportFullDaisy" ), exportFullDaisy );
 
 	GetPosition ( &framePosX, &framePosY );
 	config->Write ( _T ( "framePosX" ), framePosX );
@@ -2067,12 +2085,12 @@ void MyFrame::OnExport ( wxCommandEvent& event )
         exportStylesheet,
         exportFolder,
         exportQuiet,
-        true, //suppressOptional
-        true, //html
-        true, //epub
-        true, //rtf
-        true, //doc
-        true, //fullDaisy
+        exportSuppressOptional,
+        exportHtml,
+        exportEpub,
+        exportRtf,
+        exportDoc,
+        exportFullDaisy,
         exportMp3Album,
         downloadLink ) );
     int ret = ed->ShowModal();
@@ -2084,6 +2102,12 @@ void MyFrame::OnExport ( wxCommandEvent& event )
     exportFolder = ed->getFolderString();
     exportQuiet = ed->getQuiet();
     exportMp3Album = ed->getMp3Album();
+    exportSuppressOptional = ed->getSuppressOptional();
+    exportHtml = ed->getHtml();
+    exportEpub = ed->getEpub();
+    exportRtf = ed->getRtf();
+    exportDoc = ed->getDoc();
+    exportFullDaisy = ed->getFullDaisy();
 
 	std::string rawBufferUtf8;
 	getRawText ( doc, rawBufferUtf8 );
@@ -2104,7 +2128,17 @@ void MyFrame::OnExport ( wxCommandEvent& event )
     wxString tempFile= tempFileName.wideName();
     
     WrapDaisy wd ( this, daisyDir, doc->getFullFileName() );
-    if ( !wd.run ( tempFile, exportStylesheet, exportFolder, exportQuiet, exportMp3Album, true, true, true, true ) )
+    if ( !wd.run (
+        tempFile,
+        exportStylesheet,
+        exportFolder,
+        exportQuiet,
+        exportSuppressOptional,
+        exportEpub,
+        exportRtf,
+        exportDoc,
+        exportFullDaisy,
+        exportMp3Album ) )
     {
         messagePane ( _ ("[b]DAISY export stopped[/b]: ") + wd.getLastError(), CONST_STOP );
         return;
diff --git a/src/xmlcopyeditor.h b/src/xmlcopyeditor.h
index 156ff62..967ed07 100755
--- a/src/xmlcopyeditor.h
+++ b/src/xmlcopyeditor.h
@@ -444,7 +444,13 @@ class MyFrame : public wxFrame
 		findRegex,
 		commandSync,
         exportQuiet,
-        exportMp3Album;
+        exportMp3Album,
+        exportSuppressOptional,
+        exportHtml,
+        exportEpub,
+        exportRtf,
+        exportDoc,
+        exportFullDaisy;
 		wxBitmap newBitmap,
 		new16Bitmap,
 		openBitmap,
diff --git a/src/xsl/openlearn2daisyhtml/heading.xsl b/src/xsl/openlearn2daisyhtml/heading.xsl
index 46e8bf0..e4ac40a 100644
--- a/src/xsl/openlearn2daisyhtml/heading.xsl
+++ b/src/xsl/openlearn2daisyhtml/heading.xsl
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@
           <xsl:call-template name="apply-templates-lang"/>
         </h3>
       </xsl:when>
-      <xsl:otherwise>
-        <h2>
-          <xsl:call-template name="apply-templates-lang"/>
-        </h2>
-      </xsl:otherwise>
+      <xsl:otherwise>
+        <h2>
+          <xsl:call-template name="apply-templates-lang"/>
+        </h2>
+      </xsl:otherwise>
     </xsl:choose>
   </xsl:template>
   <xsl:template match="SubSubHeading">
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@
   <xsl:template match="Question">
     <xsl:if test="count(Heading) = '0'">
       <p>
-        <span class="optional-prodnote">
-          <strong>Question</strong>
-        </span>
+        <span class="optional-prodnote">Question</span>
       </p>
     </xsl:if>
     <xsl:call-template name="apply-templates-lang"/>
@@ -76,9 +74,7 @@
   <xsl:template match="Answer">
     <xsl:if test="count(Heading) = '0'">
       <p>
-        <span class="optional-prodnote">
-          <strong>Answer</strong>
-        </span>
+        <span class="optional-prodnote">Answer</span>
       </p>
     </xsl:if>
     <xsl:call-template name="apply-templates-lang"/>
@@ -86,9 +82,7 @@
   <xsl:template match="Discussion">
     <xsl:if test="count(Heading) = '0'">
       <p>
-        <span class="optional-prodnote">
-          <strong>Discussion</strong>
-        </span>
+        <span class="optional-prodnote">Discussion</span>
       </p>
     </xsl:if>
     <xsl:call-template name="apply-templates-lang"/>
diff --git a/src/xsl/openlearn2daisyhtml/inline.xsl b/src/xsl/openlearn2daisyhtml/inline.xsl
index c2291d7..7f13dc1 100644
--- a/src/xsl/openlearn2daisyhtml/inline.xsl
+++ b/src/xsl/openlearn2daisyhtml/inline.xsl
@@ -129,14 +129,6 @@
   </xsl:template>
   <xsl:template
     match="InlineChemistry/Description | InlineChemistry/Alternative"/>
-  
-
-
-
-
-  
-  
-  
   <xsl:template match="AuthorComment">
     <!-- omit -->
     <xsl:apply-templates/>
diff --git a/src/xsl/openlearn2daisyhtml/object.xsl b/src/xsl/openlearn2daisyhtml/object.xsl
index bc38c7c..2f9e6db 100644
--- a/src/xsl/openlearn2daisyhtml/object.xsl
+++ b/src/xsl/openlearn2daisyhtml/object.xsl
@@ -112,12 +112,19 @@
             </xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="alt">
               <xsl:choose>
+                <xsl:when
+                  test="count(./Description/*) = 0 and string-length(./Description) &lt; 1024">
+                  <xsl:value-of select="./Description"/>
+                </xsl:when>
                 <xsl:when test="string-length(./Image/@alt) &gt; 0">
                   <xsl:value-of select="./Image/@alt"/>
                 </xsl:when>
                 <xsl:when test="string-length(Alternative) &gt; 0">
                   <xsl:value-of select="Alternative"/>
                 </xsl:when>
+                <xsl:when test="count(./Description/*) &gt; 0">
+                  <xsl:text>figure description follows</xsl:text>
+                </xsl:when>
                 <xsl:otherwise>
                   <xsl:text>no alternative text</xsl:text>
                 </xsl:otherwise>
@@ -133,7 +140,9 @@
       </xsl:otherwise>
     </xsl:choose>
     <xsl:apply-templates select="Caption"/>
-    <xsl:apply-templates select="Description"/>
+    <xsl:if test="count(./Description/*) &gt; 0 or string-length(./Description) &gt; 1024">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="Description"/>
+    </xsl:if>
     <xsl:apply-templates select="SourceReference"/>
     <p>
       <span class="optional-prodnote">End of figure</span>
@@ -152,12 +161,19 @@
             </xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:attribute name="alt">
               <xsl:choose>
+                <xsl:when
+                  test="count(./Description/*) = 0 and string-length(./Description) &lt; 1024">
+                  <xsl:value-of select="./Description"/>
+                </xsl:when>
                 <xsl:when test="string-length(./Image/@alt) &gt; 0">
                   <xsl:value-of select="./Image/@alt"/>
                 </xsl:when>
                 <xsl:when test="string-length(Alternative) &gt; 0">
                   <xsl:value-of select="Alternative"/>
                 </xsl:when>
+                <xsl:when test="count(./Description/*) &gt; 0">
+                  <xsl:text>equation description follows</xsl:text>
+                </xsl:when>
                 <xsl:otherwise>
                   <xsl:text>no alternative text</xsl:text>
                 </xsl:otherwise>
@@ -176,7 +192,9 @@
     <xsl:apply-templates select="TeX"/>
     <xsl:apply-templates select="MathML"/>
     <xsl:apply-templates select="Caption"/>
-    <xsl:apply-templates select="Description"/>
+    <xsl:if test="count(./Description/*) &gt; 0 or string-length(./Description) &gt; 1024">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="Description"/>
+    </xsl:if>
     <xsl:apply-templates select="SourceReference"/>
     <span class="optional-prodnote">End of equation</span>
   </xsl:template>
@@ -402,9 +420,9 @@
   </xsl:template>
   <xsl:template match="SideNote">
     <hr/>
-    <span class="optional-prodnote">Side note</span>
+    <p><span class="optional-prodnote">Side note</span></p>
     <xsl:apply-templates/>
-    <span class="optional-prodnote">End of side note</span>
+    <p><span class="optional-prodnote">End of side note</span></p>
     <hr/>
   </xsl:template>
   <xsl:template match="footnote">