General Recommendations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Include only data and each data has its own cell.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Identify a header row or column.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Use color (banded rows) and borders to assist learners with reviewing the data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Exclude merged cells when possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\nWhat to Avoid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Blank rows and data cells for formatting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Comments or extraneous content in the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Title within the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Merged cells.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\nCreate an Accessible Table in Microsoft (Word, Powerpoint)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Open a Word document.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Insert a table.\n
\n- Click Insert on the ribbon, and then click Table. course materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Choose the number of rows and columns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select Header Row.\n
\n- Click Table Design on the ribbon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check Header Row.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select Banded Rows.\n
\n- Click Table Design on the ribbon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check Banded Rows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Or, select a style with banded rows from Table Design on the ribbon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ctld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/microsoft-tables-banded-rows.png\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ctld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/microsoft-tables-style.png\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\nCreate an Accessible Table in the Canvas Rich Content Editor (RCE)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Open the Rich Content Editor (RCE).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Table and select the number of rows and columns.
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ctld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/canvas-cell-properties-3.png\")
<\/li>\n\n\n\n - Click Anywhere in the Table. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Provide a caption for the table.\n
\n- Click Table and open Table Properties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check the box next to Show caption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Save.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Type a caption for your table above the table. You may need to insert your cursor above the table.
![\"screesnhot](\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ctld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/canvas-table-properties.png\")
![\"screenshot](\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ctld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/canvas-tables-show-caption.png\")
<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n - Select a Header Row (or Column).\n
\n- Click on the header row (or column) of the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Table, Row (or column), and open Row (or column) Properties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select Header for Row (or column) type.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Save.
![\"screenshot](\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ctld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/canvas-row-properties.png\")
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/ctld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/canvas-row-properties-01.png\")
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What to Avoid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Blank rows and data cells for formatting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Comments or extraneous content in the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Title within the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Merged cells.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\nCreate an Accessible Table in Microsoft (Word, Powerpoint)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Open a Word document.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Insert a table.\n
\n- Click Insert on the ribbon, and then click Table. course materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Choose the number of rows and columns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select Header Row.\n
\n- Click Table Design on the ribbon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check Header Row.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select Banded Rows.\n
\n- Click Table Design on the ribbon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check Banded Rows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Or, select a style with banded rows from Table Design on the ribbon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\nCreate an Accessible Table in the Canvas Rich Content Editor (RCE)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Open the Rich Content Editor (RCE).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Table and select the number of rows and columns.
<\/li>\n\n\n\n - Click Anywhere in the Table. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Provide a caption for the table.\n
\n- Click Table and open Table Properties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check the box next to Show caption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Save.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Type a caption for your table above the table. You may need to insert your cursor above the table.
<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n - Select a Header Row (or Column).\n
\n- Click on the header row (or column) of the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Table, Row (or column), and open Row (or column) Properties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select Header for Row (or column) type.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Save.
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\n\n\n\n
Create an Accessible Table in Microsoft (Word, Powerpoint)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Open a Word document.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Insert a table.\n
\n- Click Insert on the ribbon, and then click Table. course materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Choose the number of rows and columns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select Header Row.\n
\n- Click Table Design on the ribbon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check Header Row.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select Banded Rows.\n
\n- Click Table Design on the ribbon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check Banded Rows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Or, select a style with banded rows from Table Design on the ribbon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\nCreate an Accessible Table in the Canvas Rich Content Editor (RCE)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Open the Rich Content Editor (RCE).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Table and select the number of rows and columns.
<\/li>\n\n\n\n - Click Anywhere in the Table. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Provide a caption for the table.\n
\n- Click Table and open Table Properties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check the box next to Show caption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Save.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Type a caption for your table above the table. You may need to insert your cursor above the table.
<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n - Select a Header Row (or Column).\n
\n- Click on the header row (or column) of the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Table, Row (or column), and open Row (or column) Properties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select Header for Row (or column) type.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Save.
<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Click Insert on the ribbon, and then click Table. course materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Choose the number of rows and columns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select Header Row.\n
- \n
- Click Table Design on the ribbon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check Header Row.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select Banded Rows.\n
- \n
- Click Table Design on the ribbon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check Banded Rows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Or, select a style with banded rows from Table Design on the ribbon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n\nCreate an Accessible Table in the Canvas Rich Content Editor (RCE)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Open the Rich Content Editor (RCE).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Table and select the number of rows and columns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Anywhere in the Table. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Provide a caption for the table.\n
- \n
- Click Table and open Table Properties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Check the box next to Show caption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Save.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Type a caption for your table above the table. You may need to insert your cursor above the table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select a Header Row (or Column).\n
- \n
- Click on the header row (or column) of the table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Table, Row (or column), and open Row (or column) Properties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Select Header for Row (or column) type.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Click Save.
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