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View WAI checkpoint 5.5 - Provide summaries for tables.

Priority 1 Item 14
Provide summaries for data tables. If a table is used only for layout, provide an empty summary attribute (e.g., summary = "").


(Example Data Table) Daily Time Schedule
 
Morning
Afternoon
Bob
9:00 - 11:30
2:00 - 3:30
Sue
11:30 - noon
4:00 - 6:30

 

 

Do

The HTML

<table width="60%" border="1" align="center" cellpadding="2" summary="This table shows the morning and afternoon time schedules for Bob and Sue. width="60%">
<caption>
Daily Time Schedule
</caption>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<th scope="col">Morning</th>
<th scope="col">Afternoon</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">Bob</th>
<td>9:00 - 11:30</td>
<td>2:00 - 3:30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">Sue</th>
<td>11:30 - noon</td>
<td>4:00 - 6:30</td>
</tr>
</table>

Don't Do

The HTML

<table width="60%" border="1" align="center" cellpadding="2" width="60%">
<caption>
Daily Time Schedule
</caption>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Morning</td>
<td>Afternoon</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bob</td>
<td>9:00 - 11:30</td>
<td>2:00 - 3:30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Sue</td>
<td>11:30 - noon</td>
<td>4:00 - 6:30</td>
</tr>
</table>