Converting word table to pdf

[l_7629]

I am converting a word table with 2 columns and 51 rows to pdf. It is part of a larger document but it is where the accessibility checks in pdf are getting confused.

I have been slowly adding the rows to the table and retyping it from scratch. It is fine until I add the 47th row. At that point, it is at the end of a page and the pdf combines this row with the row at the end of the prior page (this is what I see in the accessibility tags anyway). So now it thinks that my table is failing the regularity test.

This document is a template that is going to have lots of versions that are each going to be converted to pdf by themselves. This table is a standard table and I cannot have it failing accessibility or having people edit the pdf. Any clues on what I should look at in the Word setup to help it pass this test. Note it does pass if I enable advanced tagging in the acrobat preferences in word but then a whole host of other problems occur (in particular with weird TOC1 tags throughout the document).

[S. S]

Hi @l_7629,

Hope you are doing well. Sorry for the trouble, and the delayed response.

If you still experience the issue, below are some precautions you might want to take to prevent:

• Prevent Row Splitting Across Pages

  • Select the entire table.
  • Right-click and choose Table Properties.
  • Go to the Row tab.
  • Uncheck the option that says "Allow row to break across pages".
  • This ensures rows are kept intact on one page, avoiding split-row issues.

• If your table has header rows

  • Select the header row.
  • Right-click and choose Table Properties.
  • Under the Row tab, check "Repeat as header row at the top of each page".
  • This ensures consistent tagging for header rows in the PDF.

• Avoid Merged Cells

  • Merged cells in Word can cause confusion in PDF tagging.

Hope this helps.

-Souvik