Use the Bookmark Feature to Have Row and Column Headers Read for JAWS Users The Table Properties dialog box for Microsoft Word with an arrow pointing to the Repeat as header row check box
Press ENTER to close the dialog box and save the changes.Press TAB to move to and check the check box for Repeat as header row at the top of each page.Press CTRL+TAB to move to the Row tab page.The Table Properties multi page dialog box opens.
#HOW TO HAVE DIFFERENT HEADERS IN WORD 2011 PDF#
This is also a critical step in creating the table with accessibility in mind before converting the table to PDF if you are planning to do that. When you create tables in Microsoft Word that cover more than one page it is nice to have the column headers appear at the top of the second and subsequent pages. Repeat as Header Row for Word Tables (Microsoft Word Setting) When moving up and down in a table, you hear the item at the beginning of each row and then the contents of the current cell. If a table has been properly marked up with column and row headers, when moving left and right in a table, you would hear the item in each column at the top of the column and then the contents of the current cell. If a table is not properly coded, JAWS and MAGic can be changed to treat the information in the first row and the first column as headers. Also, many times the first column, going up and down, contains headers for the information in the rows to the right. In many tables, the first row, going from left to right, contains headers for the information in the columns below it. Column and Row Headers in Word with JAWS and MAGic Column and Row Headers in Microsoft Word with JAWS and MAGic Table Reading Keystrokes for JAWS and MAGicĮXERCISE: First, let's take a look at some of the table reading keystrokes Opens a new window used with JAWS and MAGic.