How To Add Alt Text To a Picture In Word

In this Microsoft Word Tutorial Video Learn How to add alt text to a picture in Word document. Alt text is a short description of an image that is read by screen readers and other assistive technologies. This makes it possible for people who are blind or low vision to understand the content of your images.
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To add alt text to a picture in Word:
0:11 Method 1
1. Select the picture.
2. Click the Format tab in the ribbon.
3. In the Picture Tools group, click the Alt Text button.
4. In the Alt Text pane, type a description of the picture in the Description field.
5. Click OK.

1:15 Method 2
Alternatively, you can also right-click on an image or a picture and click on view Alt text to add or make changes in the ALT text

Here are some tips for writing alt text:

1. Be descriptive and informative. The alt text should describe what is happening in the picture, and why the picture is important to the document.
Be concise.
2. The alt text should be no more than a few sentences long.
3. Avoid using keywords or phrases that are not relevant to the picture.
4. If the picture is decorative, you can mark it as such by checking the Mark as decorative box. This will tell screen readers to skip over the picture, so that they don't have to read the alt text.

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