Editng Table Tags - Adobe 09972554AD01A12 - Acrobat Pro - Mac Manual

Acrobat XI Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow
The Touch Up Reading Order Table Editor displays the selected table into cells and allows the
user to apply additional table markup. The table must be tagged as a table before using TURO's
Table Editor command.
For best results when tagging tables, use the application that created the document to add tags
when the PDF is created. If a PDF is not tagged and the source document is not available, add
tags by using the Add Tags To Document command in the Accessibility pane. Most tables are
properly recognized using this command; however, the command may not recognize a table
that lacks clear borders, headings, columns, and rows. Use the Touch Up Reading Order tool to
determine if the table has been properly recognized and to correct recognition problems such as
missing cells. The Tags panel can also be used to manually tag data table elements.
Use the Table Editor to check and correct table tags. By viewing table tags, determine whether
columns, rows, and cells have been correctly identified. Tables that lack well-defined borders
and rules are often tagged incorrectly or contain adjacent page elements. It is possible to correct
poorly tagged tables by selecting and redefining them; it is possible to split combined cells by
creating a tag for each cell.
If cells do not appear as separate elements:
Add a Table Summary
With the cursor over the table, right click to add a Table Summary. The Edit Table Summary
option is available in the menu that appears when a right-click is performed on a highlighted
table. This allows the user to add or edit a text description about the table properties that may be
read by a screen reader or other assistive technology.

Editng Table Tags

Place the Table in Editing Mode
There are two ways to place Tables in Table Editing Mode with the Touch Up Reading Order tool:
1. Select the Touch Up Reading Order tool.
2. Select the Show Tables And Figures button.
3. If the table is not clearly labeled in the document pane, drag to select the
entire table, and then click Table in the dialog box.
4. Click Show Table Cells to make sure that all cells in the table are defined as
individual elements.
1. Use the Touch Up Reading Order tool to select a single cell from within a
merged cell.
2. Select the Cell button in the dialog box. Repeat for each split merged cell.
Note: If cells are not highlighted, the table might not use standard table formatting. Re-
create the table in the authoring application.
• With the cursor over the table, right click to select Table Editor from the
context menu to place the table in Table Editing mode.
• Use the Order panel.
1. Activate the Show Order Panel button in the Touch Up Reading Order
dialog.
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