JAWS Skipping the Table Headers

Is Jaws skipping only the table headers, here i reordered a tagged PDF. Visually everything seems to be correct, but jaws skipping some contents inbetween. Pl help me how to fix this.
I need all the contents to read with jaws. With Cntrl + D arrow option.

I have more info on what I’m seeing/hearing. (I’m new to Acrobat but have been reading documentation on tables and screen readers.)

When JAWS reads through a simple table from the top, the column header is not read for each data cell. The row header is read once (as it reads the row left to right). However, when stepping through the simple table one cell at a time (CTRL + ALT+-->) the column header is read!However, I found when using/testing different Keyboard shortcuts the reading of the column header changes to “Column 2” “Column 3” instead of “Quarter 1” “Quarter 2” (when using CTRL + ALT+-->).With a complex table, only the highest level header is read. I have been trying different combinations with the Table Cell Properties and Associated Header Cell Ids and have not any success with the second level column header (“Quarter” headers). Again I’m finding inconsistency as I use different Keyboard shortcuts with how Jaws is working with the complex table.

With the CTRL + Down arrow, had no problem reading the data cells but headers were not announced.

Below are the tables I’m testing with.


Testing Jaws and Tables

Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4
Week 1 10 20 30 40
Week 2 101 201 301 401
Week 3 1001 2001 3001 4001
Week 4 199 299 399 499


Year 2009 Year 2010
Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 1 Quarter 2
Week 1 10 20 30 40
Week 2 101 201 301 401
Week 3 1001 2001 3001 4001
Week 4 199 299 399 499

Doug,

Could you post a 'share' link, via acrobat.com, to a PDF example that is a direct export from the authoring application and a link to a PDF in which you've the edits to the <Table> element?



"srinathweb"


I think it was 'you' who posted a related question over at the Acrobat Windows Forum.
That post alluded to working the "order" and it appears you gave yourself what Duff Johnson refers to as a "z-order" issue (you got content parked behind other content basically).
You want to work the structure tree via the Tags panel.
Here at the AUC, in the Learning Center's On Demand eSeminars there is a recording of Duff Johnson's eSeminar on Tagged for repurposing - the seminar provides a discussion of how to approach "working" a Tagged PDF.

Dave,

I have uploaded the table example into acrobat.com. To share the workspace I need to enter a valid email address to share the workspace. Your used name was not sufficient. How can I add you?

Doug,

Use david dot a dot austin at snet dot net

Done. Thanks.