PDF remediation - should data inside Table header and data cells be tagged as

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March 9, 2022
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Hi there

I created document with many tables in InDesign.

My table is tagged properly with <TH> and <TD> cells.

Inside each cell, the text is tagged a

In InDesign, I exported paragraphy styles as 'automatic' - I didn't assign a P to the styles.

Does it matter that the data are iniside <td>?

If it does, what do I do so that this does not happen?

Thank you.

Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com

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It's absolutely correct to have as well as other structure elements (aka tags) in <TD> and <TH> cells. In fact, it can help some AT users better understand the content. Some of the acceptable tags are:

<Hx> headings
<Link>
<Form>
<L> and its sub-tags, LI, Lbl, LBody
<Figure>
<Formula>
<Note>

—Bevi

US Delegate to the ISO Committees for PDF and PDF/UA

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Hi Bevi,

My understanding is that you shouldn't have Headings (H1, H2, etc) inside of Table Header (TH) cells because that would not function correctly for AT users when they try to navigate the larger document structure.

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