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  1. Save your file.

    File Button in Microsoft Excel.
  2. Click File, Save As, and choose a location for saving.

    Save As button in Microsoft Excel.
  3. In the “Save as type” drop-down menu, select PDF. Below this, you will have to fill out the fields for Authors, Tags, Title, and Subject.

    Save As Type section with Author, Daniel LaGrow. Tags, Add a Tag. Title, Longest Flights.
  4. Click the Options button. Specify the Page Range, and Publish What sections as needed. Under Include non-printing information, make sure that the options for check “Document properties” and “Document structure tags for accessibility” are both checked.

    Options button in Microsoft Excel.Options box open with Document Properties and structure tags for accessibility checked.
  5. Hit OK.

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Most of the document should be correctly tagged, including table structure and link tagging. However, you will likely need to go in and do some manual touch-ups. Automatic tagging is not perfect and (for now, at least) always requires manual checking. For instance, even if you add alt text in the specific alt text area of an image within Excel, this will not transfer over to your PDF and you’ll need to manually tag it.

Section 12.3: Exporting an Excel File as HTML

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Overview: A CSV file is a comma separated values Comma Separated Values file that stores data in a basic table structured format (. The values are separated by commas, hence the name). It does not store any type of formatting and can only contain a single sheet. CSV files are compatible across all spreadsheet programs and can also be created and opened with any text editor.

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