WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind

E-mail List Archives

Re: Help needed in making the Excel files accessible

for

From: Mohith BP
Date: Sep 26, 2016 10:54PM

Hi Moore,

Thank you for the response will look into the link.
Few more clarifications:
1. Is it mandatory to insert a table or reference data range is fine?
2. Even after checking the checkbox, "table has header" and defining
the Column and Row title in the name as mentioned in Freedomscientific
resource page, neither JAWS nor NVDA reads the column and row title.
Is there any method to set the row and column title where the user
need not to set the column and row title manually?


Thanks & Regards,
Mohith B. P.

On 9/26/16, Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC)
< <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Hi BP,
>
> A couple of quick answers and a resource.
>
> 1. Can I make the column title only 1 row. i.e., C1: Trial Balance Debit and
> D1 Trial Balance credit and so on.
>
> Yes, that method will work well
>
> 2. Is it advisable to fill the blank cells something like (NA)?
>
> No, That is not necessary. The real issue is using blank rows and columns
> for formatting. A single blank data cells are fine. When you have blank rows
> and columns it is very difficult to determine the edges of a table in a
> worksheet.
>
> For more information I recommend looking at the tutorials available from the
> Texas Governor's Office:
> http://gov.texas.gov/disabilities/accessibledocs#excel
>
>
> Mike Moore
> Accessibility Coordinator
> Texas Health and Human Services Commission
> Civil Rights Office
> (512) 438-3431 (Office)
>
>