Attaching alt text

Attaching alt text

To add an alt text description to an image in Microsoft Word for PC or Mac (Microsoft Office 365), either:

  • right-click on the image and choose Edit Alt Text; describe the image in the space provided in the right-hand pane that opens

  • click on the image and then on the Picture Format tab, then on the Alt Text button; describe the image in the space provided in the right-hand pane that opens.

To add an alt text description to an image in Google Docs:

  • select the image

  • right-click on the image and choose Alt Text

  • describe the image in the Description box

  • click on OK.

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