Table footnotes from Word 2010 to pdf

[_Crockett_]

When I have a table in Word that has table notes, should the notes be included as part of the table in a single row at the bottom and tagged with Tfoot? Or is Tfoot just a way to have a repeating last row and it is not appropriate for notes? Do table notes belong in the table or after it?

I have a table that is currently formatted similar to the following. The author has a number reference that is associated with a note in the table's bottom row and also has a second general note that applies to the whole table. Should I be hyperlinking Note One in Word?

Header One	Header Two	Header Three (1 superscript ref to Note one)
Text	Text	Text
Text	Text	Text
Text	Text	Text
1. Note One Note Two

Any help is appreciated.

[a_C_student · Accepted solution]

In this case I would put the notes outside of and immediately following the table. I would put each note in a <Note> tag nested in a <P> tag.

[_Crockett_]

Thank you for clarifying!

If you don't mind a follow-on question, do you know if screen readers somehow announce if the paragraph is a note? I am wondering how a table with many notes would work. If there are say 5 notes, how does the user know where the notes end and the main text starts again.

[a_C_student]

Screen readers are highly configurable and can announce and read notes or ignore notes - user preference. If there is a 1 to 1 relationship between reference and note, best practice is to disregard the physical placement of the note and put the <Note> tag as close as practical to the associated <Reference> without disrupting reading order. So, in the case of a table, a <Note> might go in a data cell rather that following the end of the table. If a note has multiple references, gonna be sub-optimal for assistive technology, no getting around it. Rumor has it the next version of PDF will do a better job of associating <Reference> and <Note>.