Policy

Stop checking for merged and split cells

This policy setting prevents the Accessibility Checker from verifying that tables do not have merged or split cells. If you enable this policy setting, the Accessibility Checker will be prevented from verifying that tables do not have merged or split cells. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, tables will be checked for merged and split cells and any issues will appear in the Accessibility Checker.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Office
CategoryMicrosoft Word 2016 / File Tab / Check Accessibility
Policy ID721e6e035860
Internal nameL_StopCheckingForMergedAndSplitCells

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\accchecker\2dtablestructure (enabled) = 0
HKCU\software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\word\accchecker\2dtablestructure (disabled) = 1

Policy notes

This policy setting prevents the Accessibility Checker from verifying that tables do not have merged or split cells. If you enable this policy setting, the Accessibility Checker will be prevented from verifying that tables do not have merged or split cells. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, tables will be checked for merged and split cells and any issues will appear in the Accessibility Checker.

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