#How to merge cells in a table on pages pdf
They automatically get the correct column or row span attributes when exported to PDF (although row headers and scope attributes will need editing). Merged header cells in InDesign-no problemīy contrast, header cells that are merged in InDesign will cause no problems at all. Such cells will need to be fixed after the document has been exported to PDF, along with headers and scope which are both likely to need fixing in all but the simplest of tables. (The shortcomings of MS Word in this respect are perhaps the source of people’s concerns about PDF data tables).
Although Word 2003 used to get merged cells right (sort of), all subsequent versions don’t. Unfortunately, MS Word doesn’t do a great job of generating column span or row span attributes. Figure 1: Table header cell attributes dialogue box in Acrobat Pro Merged header cells in MS Word-need repair Without this, the wrong headers are liable to be read out before each data cell, thus rendering the content unintelligible.
“Correctly formatted” in this context means that a header cell must: When navigating around a correctly formatted table, a screen reader user will hear the appropriate column or row headers being read out before the data value for any given cell. Taking it at face value could do more harm than good.
This advice needs a fair bit of qualification. I often hear from organisations who have been advised, for accessibility reasons, to avoid merging cells in tables in PDFs.
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