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Agim31170049247v
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August 11, 2023
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PAC 2021 asks for tagging border of tables

  • August 11, 2023
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Is it true, that every line of a border in a table has to be tagged? PAC 2021 asks for that. (InDesign 18.5 to tagged PDF)

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    Correct answer Frans v.d. Geest

    Very time consuming solution you found.
    No need, can be easier and quikcker: Just do this in Acrobat: choose Tools, PDF Standards. Then click on Preflight. Make sure you see all fixes (In the menu it should say 'Acrobat Pro DC 2015' and not 'Essentials), the click on the most right icon that looks like a wrench; now use the search field to find 'Artifacts' fixes, there is one and it is called domething like 'Artifact all non-essential content'. Just run that. Done 🙂

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    Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
    Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
    Legend
    August 12, 2023

    PAC 2021 flags cell/table borders as needing tags, as well as other items.

    All of this visual clutter must be artifacted for compliance, so ignore PAC's error on those items.

     

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    Agim31170049247vAuthor
    Inspiring
    August 12, 2023

    Found the solution here: https://theaccessibilityguy.com/path-object-not-tagged-pdf-ua/

    Frans v.d. Geest
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    Frans v.d. GeestCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 12, 2023

    Very time consuming solution you found.
    No need, can be easier and quikcker: Just do this in Acrobat: choose Tools, PDF Standards. Then click on Preflight. Make sure you see all fixes (In the menu it should say 'Acrobat Pro DC 2015' and not 'Essentials), the click on the most right icon that looks like a wrench; now use the search field to find 'Artifacts' fixes, there is one and it is called domething like 'Artifact all non-essential content'. Just run that. Done 🙂

      Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
      Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
      Legend
      August 12, 2023

      Frans' instructions are the best way to correct this problem. I've marked it as correct.

      Just run it every time you're checking a PDF for accessibility.

       

      |    Bevi Chagnon   |  Designer, Trainer, & Technologist for Accessible Documents ||    PubCom |    Classes & Books for Accessible InDesign, PDFs & MS Office |
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