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Hi I'm Dean Brusnighan and I'm going to show you how to make data tables more accessible in Adobe Acrobat Pro D.C. Using the table editor you can quickly tell whether a data table is tagged correctly and fix the issues. The touch operate in order to let's me check tables to see if they're properly tagged for accessibility and edit those that aren't. In Acrobat Pro D.C. Look in the right side bar for accessibility. If it's not there select the Tools menu locate accessibility on this page. Then select add. Select accessibility. Then reading order. My document has two tables. This one is a simple table because every cell is part of only one row and one column. Most tables are like this one. Let's check to see if this table is tagged correctly for accessibility. I select the table by clicking in the white box then select table editor. We see red lines surrounding each cell. There would be a problem if one or more table cells didn't have red lines around them. That would indicate cells that aren't tagged. Happily we see that all cells are tagged in our example. Now, note the background color of each cell is grey. That indicates data cells. But this top row should be header cells and should have a red background. So we need to change them to header cells. Recall we're still in the touch up read order tool. I want to select all three of these cells so I draw a box inside of the cells. I make sure to draw the box so I don't touch any of the other data cells. Then I right click in the highlighted cells and select "table cell properties." I select the header cells radial button then click OK. Those cells now have a red background showing they're header cells. There is another way to see which ones are header cells. Right click anywhere in the table and select table editor options. Then select the "show cell type" checkbox. The cells are now labeled with "TH" for headers and "TD" for data. If you would prefer to change the colors of the table header and table data indicators, you can do so using the table editor options window. Simply click on the colored boxes and choose different colors as you see fit. Now, let's look at our second table. This is a complex table because homework spans multiple rows and exams and projects span multiple columns it takes much more knowledge of Acrobat Pro and much more time to make a complex table accessible. If you can get the same point across having simple tables, it will be much easier to ensure your document is more accessible. Many readers will benefit too. If you decide to use a complex table in your document, I recommend an article called tagging complex tables by Gershon Blackmore. It covers all the nitty gritty details you need to know to make a complex table accessible. Reference the U.R.L. below. If you have any questions email TLT@purdue.edu.