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Office Remediation by community-access

Name: Office Remediation
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: Community-Access

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name: Office Remediation Patterns description: Office document OOXML manipulation patterns for accessibility remediation. Covers python-docx, openpyxl, python-pptx API references, PowerShell COM automation snippets, and direct OOXML XML manipulation for fixing accessibility issues in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files.

Office Remediation Patterns

API reference and code patterns for programmatically fixing accessibility issues in Microsoft Office documents.

python-docx Patterns (Word .docx)

Operation	Code
Set document title	`doc.core_properties.title = "Title"`
Set document language	Set `<w:lang w:val="en-US"/>` on `<w:rPr>` via lxml
Fix table headers	`row.cells[0]._tc` → set `<w:tblHeader/>` on first row `<w:trPr>`
Add alt text to images	Set `descr` attribute on `<wp:docPr>` via lxml
Fix heading levels	Reassign `paragraph.style` to correct `Heading N`
Set list structure	Apply `List Bullet` / `List Number` styles

openpyxl Patterns (Excel .xlsx)

Operation	Code
Set workbook title	`wb.properties.title = "Title"`
Set print titles	`ws.print_title_rows = '1:1'` for header row repeat
Rename generic sheets	`ws.title = "Descriptive Name"`
Detect merged cells	`ws.merged_cells.ranges` — flag width > 1

python-pptx Patterns (PowerPoint .pptx)

Operation	Code
Set presentation title	`prs.core_properties.title = "Title"`
Add slide titles	Add `PP_PLACEHOLDER.TITLE` placeholder with text
Add alt text to shapes	`shape._element.set(qn('p:nvSpPr/p:cNvPr'), ...)` → set `descr`
Fix reading order	Reorder `<p:spTree>` children by visual position
Add table headers	Set first row cells as header via `<a:tblPr firstRow="1">`

PowerShell COM Automation

# Word
$word = New-Object -ComObject Word.Application
$doc = $word.Documents.Open("C:\path\file.docx")
$doc.BuiltInDocumentProperties("Title").Value = "Title"
$doc.Save(); $doc.Close(); $word.Quit()

# Excel
$excel = New-Object -ComObject Excel.Application
$wb = $excel.Workbooks.Open("C:\path\file.xlsx")
$wb.BuiltInDocumentProperties("Title").Value = "Title"
$wb.Save(); $wb.Close(); $excel.Quit()

# PowerPoint
$ppt = New-Object -ComObject PowerPoint.Application
$prs = $ppt.Presentations.Open("C:\path\file.pptx")
$prs.BuiltInDocumentProperties("Title").Value = "Title"
$prs.Save(); $prs.Close(); $ppt.Quit()

Key OOXML Paths

Format	ZIP Path	XML Element
DOCX	`docProps/core.xml`	`<dc:title>`
DOCX	`word/document.xml`	`<w:lang>`, `<w:tblHeader/>`
XLSX	`docProps/core.xml`	`<dc:title>`
XLSX	`xl/workbook.xml`	`<sheet name="">`
PPTX	`docProps/core.xml`	`<dc:title>`
PPTX	`ppt/slides/slideN.xml`	`<p:spTree>` ordering

---name: office-remediation-2description: ---------name: Office Remediation Patternsdescription: Office document OOXML manipulation patterns for accessibility remediation. Covers python-docx, openpyxl, python-pptx API references, PowerShell COM automation snippets, and direct OOXML XML manipulation for fixing accessibility issues in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files.---# Office Remediation PatternsAPI reference and code patterns for programmatically fixing accessibility issues in Microsoft Office documents.## python-docx Patterns (Word .docx)| Operation | Code ||-----------|------|| Set document title | `doc.core_properties.title = "Title"` || Set document language | Set `<w:lang w:val="en-US"/>` on `<w:rPr>` via lxml || Fix table headers | `row.cells[0]._tc` → set `<w:tblHeader/>` on first row `<w:trPr>` || Add alt text to images | Set `descr` attribute on `<wp:docPr>` via lxml || Fix heading levels | Reassign `paragraph.style` to correct `Heading N` || Set list structure | Apply `List Bullet` / `List Number` styles |## openpyxl Patterns (Excel .xlsx)| Operation | Code ||-----------|------|| Set workbook title | `wb.properties.title = "Title"` || Set print titles | `ws.print_title_rows = '1:1'` for header row repeat || Rename generic sheets | `ws.title = "Descriptive Name"` || Detect merged cells | `ws.merged_cells.ranges` — flag width > 1 |## python-pptx Patterns (PowerPoint .pptx)| Operation | Code ||-----------|------|| Set presentation title | `prs.core_properties.title = "Title"` || Add slide titles | Add `PP_PLACEHOLDER.TITLE` placeholder with text || Add alt text to shapes | `shape._element.set(qn('p:nvSpPr/p:cNvPr'), ...)` → set `descr` || Fix reading order | Reorder `<p:spTree>` children by visual position || Add table headers | Set first row cells as header via `<a:tblPr firstRow="1">` |## PowerShell COM Automation```powershell# Word$word = New-Object -ComObject Word.Application$doc = $word.Documents.Open("C:\path\file.docx")$doc.BuiltInDocumentProperties("Title").Value = "Title"$doc.Save(); $doc.Close(); $word.Quit()# Excel$excel = New-Object -ComObject Excel.Application$wb = $excel.Workbooks.Open("C:\path\file.xlsx")$wb.BuiltInDocumentProperties("Title").Value = "Title"$wb.Save(); $wb.Close(); $excel.Quit()# PowerPoint$ppt = New-Object -ComObject PowerPoint.Application$prs = $ppt.Presentations.Open("C:\path\file.pptx")$prs.BuiltInDocumentProperties("Title").Value = "Title"$prs.Save(); $prs.Close(); $ppt.Quit()```## Key OOXML Paths| Format | ZIP Path | XML Element ||--------|----------|-------------|| DOCX | `docProps/core.xml` | `<dc:title>` || DOCX | `word/document.xml` | `<w:lang>`, `<w:tblHeader/>` || XLSX | `docProps/core.xml` | `<dc:title>` || XLSX | `xl/workbook.xml` | `<sheet name="">` || PPTX | `docProps/core.xml` | `<dc:title>` || PPTX | `ppt/slides/slideN.xml` | `<p:spTree>` ordering |

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