Table Editor Grid Lines

[EJProTechWriting]

Hello,

I could not find a discussion relevant to my issue, and I apologize if I overlooked it. Here is my problem.

I'm attempting to scope a complex table originally created in Word 2010. The table has four cells merged into two at the top. When I invoke the Table Editor to scope the table, the grid lines on the Table Editor do not align with the borders on the converted Word table. See figure above. It makes it difficult to do the scoping.

Can someone suggest a fix for this?

Thank you,

Ed

[try67]

"Table editor"? What application is this?

[EJProTechWriting]

Sorry. I'm working with Acrobat XI Pro.

[try67]

There's no Table Editor in Acrobat, as far as I'm aware.

[Dave__M · Accepted solution]

It's part of the Accessibility tools.  A subset of the Reading Order tool.

The Table Editor is a useful, but ugly thing.  You can change some of its characteristics by right-clicking on the table editor and selecting Table Editor Options.  Maybe something there will make things better for you, but it is notorious for not really aligning cells with what's on the page, I'm afraid.

My screenshot is from the DC version, but should be similar in your v. XI, I believe.

I hope this is of some help.

My best,

Dave

[EJProTechWriting]

There is a Table Editor feature in Acrobat XI Pro. In a document with tables, take the following steps:

1. Open TURO.
2. With the Selection Tool, select a column heading. It becomes outlined in light blue.
3. Right-click the blue-outlined heading. A menu appears with the Table Editor feature.
4. Click Table Editor. A menu appears with Table Cell Properties and Table Editor Options.
5. Click Table Cell Properties. A Table Cell Properties dialog box is displayed.
6. Use the Table Cell Properties dialog box to scope the table.

[try67]

It sounds like you're using a plugin, not a built-in feature.

The tool Dave__M pointed out only has to do with the reading order, not the actual layout.

[Dave__M]

The original post mentioned trying to scope the table - which is defined in Acrobat's Table Editor.  It's not at all a plugin, but is part of the Accessibility tools built into Acrobat.  The visually mis-aligned cells have behaved that way for many versions.  The trick is to ignore the imprecision on screen, but to figure out what cell is what, and make your adjustments with the proper cell(s) selected.

Dave

[EJProTechWriting]

Thanks, Dave. Your input is very helpful.

[Dave__M]

You're very welcome - good luck!

Dave

[EJProTechWriting]

Dave,

I would echo your comment about Table Editor being an integral part of Acrobat's accessibility features and not a plug-in.

In addition, I use the Table Cells Properties to perform the scoping. I seldom use Table Editor Options but will do so more frequently based on your advice. Thanks again.

[try67]

The reason I thought you were talking about a plugin was because you called it "TURO", which sounded to me like the name of an application or a plugin...

[Dave__M]

I first saw 'TURO' used here in the forums... took me a while to equate it to the Touch Up Reading Order tool.  I use the tool all the time, but never saw the acronym until recently.  Go figure.  And they've changed the name for DC to just Reading Order.  Hard to keep it all straight sometimes!

Dave

[try67]

Ah, so that's what it stands for... I was wondering.