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\uD83D\uDCD8 Instructions

Unfortunately, InDesign has limitations for making accessible tables. InDesign can only add header columns. Header rows cannot be made in this software.

Section 7.1: Creating a Table

  1. Go to the top bar in InDesign. Click the Table Tab.

    Table Tab in Adobe InDesign
  2. Click Create Table.

  3. In the Create Table box, choose the number of rows, and columns you will need for your table. For accessibility purposes, leave the header rows at 1.

    Create Table box with 5 body rows and 2 columns and one header row.
  4. Click on the page and drag across the page to make the table appear. Fill in your information for the table.

    A sample table of students midterm and final exam grades in Adobe InDesign.

Section 7.2: Creating a Table of Contents

A table of contents is always useful at the beginning of a document with links to the destinations within the document. To create a table of contents in your project,

  1. Go to the Main Menu, and select the Layout Tab. In the drop-down menu click Table of Contents.

    Layout Tab in Adobe InDesign.
  2. The Table of Contents dialog box is open. Now you have to chose the paragraph styles to use as the basis for creating a table of contents. To do this, select the “Other Styles” box and select the Add Button to move them to the “Styles in Table of Contents” box. Be sure to check “Create PDF Bookmarks” and “Make text anchor in source paragraph.

    Table of Contents Box open. Include Paragraph Styles H1 through H6. Options are to create PDF bookmarks, and make text anchor are checked.An example of a Table of Contents in Adobe InDesign.

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