TABLE_COMPLEX_STRUCTURE
Rule ID:
table-complex-structure
Ruleset:
axe-pdf 1.0
User Impact:
Moderate
Guidelines:
WCAG 2.0 (A), Section 508
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Compliance Data & Impact
Disabilities Affected
- Blind
- Deafblind
Standard(s)
- WCAG 2.0 (A)
- Section 508
WCAG Success Criteria [WCAG 2.0 (A)]
- 1.3.1: SHOULD: Info and Relationships
Section 508 Guidelines
- 1194.22 (g): Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables.” and “(h) Markup shall be used to associate data cells and header cells for data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or column headers.
How to Fix the Problem
To check that a converted document with tables has correct table tagging:
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In the View menu, select Navigation Panel, then select Tags.
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On the Tags tab, open the table row that contains the header cells, as shown on the image above.
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Select on the first data cell and select Properties...
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On the Tags tab in the Properties dialog, use the Type dropdown to change Table Data Cell to Table Header Cell.
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Repeat for all the table header cells in the first table row.
Resources
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Refer to the complete list of axe 1.0 rules.
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