Designing Accessible Reports Using BI Publisher Layouts

This section describes the following techniques for designing accessible reports using the BI Publisher layout editor.

Defining Document Titles

You define the title of a report at the same time as you save the report layout. You can also rename the report at a later time.

Defining Alternative Text for Images

You can define alternative text for images so that they are describable in accessibility mode.

To define alternative text for an image:

  1. Select an image such as a chart.
  2. On the Properties pane, expand Misc.
  3. In the Alternative Text property, enter the alternative text for the image as shown in the following figure:

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Defining Summary Text for Tables

You can define a text summary to describe a table within a report.

To define summary table text:

  1. Select a table.
  2. On the Properties pane, expand Misc.
  3. In the Summary property, enter the table summary text as shown in the following figure:

Defining Table Row Headers

Table row headers summarize each row in a table. The layout editor automatically includes table row headers on all inserted tables. No further action is required.

Defining Text Header Levels

You can define text header levels to specify structures within a report.

To define text header levels:

  1. Select a text item.
  2. On the Properties pane, expand Misc.
  3. In the Header Level property, select a value 1 to 6 as shown in the following figure: