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August 12, 2026
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Headers - Failed

  • August 12, 2026
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I’m troubleshooting a PDF created from an HTML page using Print --> Save as PDF.

Acrobat reports Tables > Headers – Failed even though the <TH> cells are correctly configured. I found a decorative vector Path associated with the <Table> tag, and artifacting that Path makes the Headers check pass.

Is there a way to fix this at the PDF-generation or source level so the Headers check passes without manually artifacting the Path or deleting the tag in Acrobat?

 

 

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    Amal Jaiswal
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    August 12, 2026

    ​Hi @Brahm26902278lteb ,

    Thanks for reaching out, great job figuring out that the decorative Path is the problem.

    Two quick questions to help me give you the right answer:

    1. Are you making the PDF with your browser's "Print > Save as PDF," or with Acrobat's "Create PDF from web page" tool?

    2. What's creating that decorative line in your CSS, a border, a shadow, or a background image on the table?

    Here's what's probably happening:

    When a browser turns your HTML into a PDF, it turns CSS decorations (like borders or shadows) into little vector shapes called Paths. If that decoration sits directly on the <table> itself, the Path gets stuck inside the <Table> tag instead of being marked as "just decoration." That's why the Headers check fails, Acrobat sees an extra stray piece inside the table structure.

    The fix to try first: Move that decorative border/shadow off the <table> tag and put it on a wrapper <div> around the table instead. This usually keeps the Path out of the table's tag structure completely, so you won't have to manually artifact it every time.

    If you can't change the CSS (like if it comes from a template you don't control): try generating the PDF a different way, for example, Acrobat's own "Create PDF from web page" tool instead of the browser's print function. Browsers aren't always great at knowing what's decoration vs. real content.

     

    Let us know how it goes.

    ~Amal