[Athen] Complex tables (splitting and merging cells)

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In PDF, it's pretty quick and easy for basic tables.

Just add scope and span in Acrobat's Table Editor.

 

And look for Word and InDesign to do this automatically in future releases
(hopefully..they know it's a problem). InDesign puts the span in already but
not the scope.

 

More complex tables with multi-line headers need IDs, and those tools are
being developed.

 

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From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf
Of Bourne, Sarah (MASSIT)
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 4:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [Athen] Complex tables (splitting and merging cells)

 

K-leigh,

 

You can't make split/merged cells accessible in Word.  There are options in
HTML and maybe PDF (I'm not sure about that), but both take advanced skills
- and a lot more time.

 

sb

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From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu
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Villanueva, K-leigh <kvillanueva at Lee.Edu <mailto:kvillanueva at Lee.Edu> >
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2018 4:03 PM
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Subject: [Athen] Complex tables (splitting and merging cells) 

 

 

Hi All, 

 

We are training faculty!!! How do we make a table accessible with merged or
spli cells? THANKS! K-LEIGH

 

 

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