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Re: Non-textual content: tables?

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From: Steve Green
Date: Dec 8, 2022 3:47AM

I don't know why Word provides the ability to add alternate text to a table. The question has arisen many times and no one has ever had an answer. It doesn't appear to be used for anything, so I suggest you leave it blank.

If the surrounding content provides sufficient context, there is no need to provide a table summary. If testing tools report an error, we regard it as a false positive.

Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd