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Layout tables

available from v1.4.0​

Just as on the dawn of HTML and CSS tables were the best way to layout content. The same is in some cases true for docx templates.

Use case​

For example in case of in case of a definition list, where you want to have a label on the left and the value on the right, proper formatting is really hard to achieve in MS Word without using a table.

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The problem​

Just hiding the borders might be enough inside MS Word, but when converting to PDF/UA, the screen readers will still read the content like table, column by column which is not the desired behavior, even if the borders are hidden.

The solution​

We introduced the concept of layout tables, which are basically tables with hidden/no borders. LabraDocs will recognize these and will use better structural elements inside the PDF/UA document, so the screen readers will read the content normally, not as a table.

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If you would like to know more about PDF/UA, please read the PDF/UA chapter.