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From: christie_bundy
Date: Wed, Oct 02 2019 7:38AM
Subject: Accessibility Checker in Microsoft Word with Using Headers and Footers
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I am remediating a document and it has headers and footers in it. When I
did the accessibility checker it came up as a table error and an alt text
error. So, I right clicked and went to table properties and included alt
text along with setting the row to repeat as a header.
My question is, is this the best way to handle tables/headers/footers or is
there another way? I want to be sure that I'm remediating the best way.
Suggestions appreciated.
Christie
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336.249.8186 ext. 6503
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From: chagnon
Date: Wed, Oct 02 2019 7:42AM
Subject: Re: Accessibility Checker in Microsoft Word with Using Headers and Footers
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From: Philip Kiff
Date: Wed, Oct 02 2019 7:44AM
Subject: Re: Accessibility Checker in Microsoft Word with Using Headers and Footers
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It is hard to say for sure without seeing the actual document.
Do you mean that you have a table inside the page header in an MS Word
document?
Phil.
Philip Kiff
D4K Communications
On 2019-10-02 09:38, = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = wrote:
> I am remediating a document and it has headers and footers in it. When I
> did the accessibility checker it came up as a table error and an alt text
> error. So, I right clicked and went to table properties and included alt
> text along with setting the row to repeat as a header.
>
> My question is, is this the best way to handle tables/headers/footers or is
> there another way? I want to be sure that I'm remediating the best way.
> Suggestions appreciated.
>
> Christie
>
From: christie_bundy
Date: Wed, Oct 02 2019 7:47AM
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL]Accessibility Checker in Microsoft Word with Using Headers and Footers
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Hi Phil,
Yes, when I went to the accessibility checker in word it identified the
headers and footers and tables which confused me at first. This is my first
time working with headers and footers in a Word document. I'm new to this,
so any advice is greatly appreciated. Here's what the top of the document
looks like.
*DAVIDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE*
*Instructional academic programs*
*policy *
*4.1.2*
The College is authorized to provide the following academic programs:
Christie
On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 9:45 AM Philip Kiff < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> It is hard to say for sure without seeing the actual document.
>
> Do you mean that you have a table inside the page header in an MS Word
> document?
>
> Phil.
>
> Philip Kiff
> D4K Communications
>
> On 2019-10-02 09:38, = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = wrote:
> > I am remediating a document and it has headers and footers in it. When I
> > did the accessibility checker it came up as a table error and an alt text
> > error. So, I right clicked and went to table properties and included alt
> > text along with setting the row to repeat as a header.
> >
> > My question is, is this the best way to handle tables/headers/footers or
> is
> > there another way? I want to be sure that I'm remediating the best way.
> > Suggestions appreciated.
> >
> > Christie
> >
> > > > >
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Christie Bundy
Administrative Support
Office of Learning Design - Briggs 227
Davidson County Community College
P.O. Box 1287 | Lexington, NC 27293-1287
336.249.8186 ext. 6503
www.davidsonccc.edu
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From: Philip Kiff
Date: Wed, Oct 02 2019 8:21AM
Subject: Re: Accessibility Checker in Microsoft Word with Using Headers and Footers
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I'm still not quite sure which parts of your text are tables and which
parts are headers and footers.
Page "headers" are the area that appears at the top of each page - it is
set or edited via Insert -> Header in the ribbon. Table "row headers"
are the cells typically in the first row of a table that serve as column
headings for cells below them - they are set via the Layout -> Repeat
Header Rows option. All data tables should have a row marked with
"repeat header row".
Regarding tables in page headers, however, generally, my recommendation
would be not to use tables inside your headers and footers if you can
avoid them. Tables should be used only for formatting tabular data
(where you have rows and columns of data). In most cases, text inside
headers and footers can be formatted using tabs and setting tab stops in
the centre and at the right margin. That would certainly seem to be the
case for the text you've indicated?
Phil.
On 2019-10-02 09:47, = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = wrote:
> Hi Phil,
>
> Yes, when I went to the accessibility checker in word it identified the
> headers and footers and tables which confused me at first. This is my first
> time working with headers and footers in a Word document. I'm new to this,
> so any advice is greatly appreciated. Here's what the top of the document
> looks like.
>
>
>
> *DAVIDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE*
>
> *Instructional academic programs*
>
> *policy *
>
> *4.1.2*
>
>
>
> The College is authorized to provide the following academic programs:
>
>
>
>
> Christie
>
> On Wed, Oct 2, 2019 at 9:45 AM Philip Kiff < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>
>> It is hard to say for sure without seeing the actual document.
>>
>> Do you mean that you have a table inside the page header in an MS Word
>> document?
>>
>> Phil.
>>
>> Philip Kiff
>> D4K Communications
>>
>> On 2019-10-02 09:38, = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = wrote:
>>> I am remediating a document and it has headers and footers in it. When I
>>> did the accessibility checker it came up as a table error and an alt text
>>> error. So, I right clicked and went to table properties and included alt
>>> text along with setting the row to repeat as a header.
>>>
>>> My question is, is this the best way to handle tables/headers/footers or
>> is
>>> there another way? I want to be sure that I'm remediating the best way.
>>> Suggestions appreciated.
>>>
>>> Christie
>>>
>> >> >> >> >>
>