Problem Note 65961: A screen reader does not read content correctly from a tagged PDF file that contains text that wraps in a table cell
A screen reader does not read content correctly from a PDF file under the following conditions:
- The ACCESSIBLEPDF system option is in effect, or the ACCESSIBLE argument is specified in the ODS PDF FILE= statement.
- The PDF file has table cells that contain content that wraps within the cells.
A tagged PDF file that is created by the ODS destination contains instructions that guide a screen reader on how to read text in the PDF file out loud. However, when content wraps within a table cell in the PDF, the accessibility tag that is created for the cell removes the spaces incorrectly. The screen reader then reads the content from the cell as one long string without pauses, and it is difficult to understand the individual words.
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Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Linux for x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | 9.4 TS1M7 |
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A table cell in a tagged PDF file that is created by the ODS destination has content that wraps within the cell. The accessibility tag that is created for that cell incorrectly removes the spaces between the words. Then the content in the cell is read as a long text string instead of separate words.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2020-08-11 14:34:49 |
| Date Created: | 2020-05-13 09:51:40 |
