Policy

Stop checking for table alt text accessibility information

This policy setting prevents the Accessibility Checker from verifying that tables contain alt text. If you enable this policy setting, the Accessibility Checker will be prevented from verifying that tables contain alt text. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, tables will be checked for alternative text and any issues will appear in the Accessibility Checker.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Word 2016 / File Tab / Check Accessibility
Policy ID7589d67c11a7
Internal nameL_StopCheckingTableAltTextAccessibilityInformation

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\accchecker\tablealttext (enabled) = 0
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\accchecker\tablealttext (disabled) = 1

Policy notes

This policy setting prevents the Accessibility Checker from verifying that tables contain alt text. If you enable this policy setting, the Accessibility Checker will be prevented from verifying that tables contain alt text. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, tables will be checked for alternative text and any issues will appear in the Accessibility Checker.

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