InDesign does a very good job of exporting tables that are properly structured. See what’s required in this video.
- [Instructor] Of all the programs…that we're covering throughout…this course, InDesign does the best job…of creating accessible tables right out of the shoot.…Not only does it have really powerful table…formatting capabilities, but even merging cells…and splitting cells are handled very well…in the resulting PDF file.…And I'd like to show that to you right now.…So, I'm on page 17 of the tables.indd file.…This is where we're going to get our start here.…
I'm going to zoom in so we can see…this a little bit better.…And I want to show you once again,…that these tables, they really are four separate tables.…Some people might build this as one big table…and that's going to be tricky to remediate,…because we've got headers that appear right…in the middle of a table.…So that creates some challenges.…But if I grab my Type Tool, which…is the only tool that you can use…in InDesign to modify a table,…you're going to notice that when I click…in the upper-left corner, that I can highlight…each one of these tables.…
These tables have been formatted…
Author
Chad Chelius
Released
4/20/2018- What is accessibility?
- The screen reader experience
- Setting up Acrobat DC
- PDF remediation workflow
- Tagging content, including lists and tables
- Adding metadata, bookmarks, and alt text
- Generating a PDF with Microsoft Word and Adobe InDesign
- Creating accessible PDFs from PowerPoint and Excel
- Adding hyperlinks
- Controlling tag and reading order
- Adding cross-references and tables of contents
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 4s
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What you should know4m 18s
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1. Understanding Accessibility
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What is accessibility?3m 3s
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Accessibility standards3m 30s
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Check PDF accessibility1m 24s
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The screen reader experience2m 31s
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2. Accessibility in PDF Files
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The PDF remediation workflow3m 20s
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Specifying order7m 2s
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Contrast between elements4m 31s
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3. Make an Existing PDF File Accessible
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Explore PDF Remediation3m 10s
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Tag lists9m 40s
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Tag tables6m 24s
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The Table Editor6m 54s
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Artifacting elements5m 49s
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Validate the PDF file5m 21s
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4. Create an Accessible PDF File from Word
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Layout considerations3m 43s
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Add metadata3m 39s
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Styles and outline levels7m 42s
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Add bookmarks2m 32s
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Tag tables for accessibility7m 52s
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Add hyperlinks6m 18s
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Footnotes and endnotes2m 43s
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5. Create an Accessible PDF File from Powerpoint and Excel
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General considerations6m 24s
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Add alternative text2m 57s
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Work with tables4m 40s
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6. Create an Accessible PDF File from Adobe InDesign
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Add required metadata4m 22s
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Control tag order6m 23s
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Control reading order5m 44s
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Create captions6m 2s
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Create a list7m 34s
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Artifacting objects6m 16s
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PDF bookmarks in InDesign6m 42s
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Footnotes and endnotes8m 11s
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Include an index3m 27s
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Conclusion
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Next steps2m 20s
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