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From: Khaleel Eksheir
Date: Jun 9, 2020 8:57AM

Hello,

Thanks all for the feedback. My question was about PowerPoint specifically.
It used to allow Alt Text for tables. That is why I used to recommend it.
But as a result of this threat, I learned that MS is phasing out Alt Text
for tables which makes sense.

Thank you so much. I highly appreciate it.
Khaleel

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On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 10:17 AM Graham Armfield <
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> As a suggestion, if a table benefits from some kind of description or
> 'alternate text' then it's probably best to use the <caption> element.
>
> From previous testing (admittedly some time ago) the <caption> element
> should be the first child of the <table> element or some screen readers
> won't voice it.
>
> The <caption> element can be styled using CSS if required.
>
> Many browsers/screen readers still support the summary attribute on the
> <table> element, but this attribute was deprecated some years ago, so is
> not recommended for future use.
>
> Regards
> Graham Armfield
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>
> Khaleel asked " A quick question related to adding Alternative Text to
>
> > Tables. Would a table be inaccessible if it lacks Alt Text? "
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