##### 35.1.3.1 Establishing a basic policy for table accessibility

You can set a basic policy for adding accessibility to tables, by specifying a default method for associating table-cell content with row and column header information:

    [Tables]
     ; AccessMethod = None (default), Scope, or IDheaders
     AccessMethod=None

If you specify a default method, DITA2Go applies that method to all tables in your document. To specify a different method for selected tables, table formats, or table groups, you can indicate overrides in the [TableAccess] section; see §35.1.4 Overriding the default accessibility method.

If you specify group properties for some or all header cells (see §35.2.1 Specifying group properties for header cells), AccessMethod works in concert with these properties.

If you do not specify a default method, or if you specify AccessMethod=None, you can still apply one or both methods to all tables by specifying settings for columns, rows, column groups, and row groups; see §36. Marking HTML table cells for WAI. This is a good way to mix the two methods, because you can treat columns and rows differently.

Note: If you specify a default method for all tables, do not also use a different setting, or a PI marker, to apply the same method to an individual table; the result is duplicate attribute assignments. See §22.14.4 Avoiding redundant attribute assignments in tables.

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