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From: Moore, Michael
Date: Sep 24, 2008 6:50AM

One thing that I would like to add about JAWS 9 and images in Office
2007 is that when an image is imbedded in an Office 2007 document,
either the image file name and sometimes the file path are placed by
office in the alt text by default. JAWS 9 will report this alt text.

To change the alt text you need to find the image size dialog. This is
in the formatting ribbon on the picture tools tab. This tab is only
present if you have an image in the document selected.

Do not put "" in the alt - if it is a decorative image, delete the
default text and leave it blank. JAWS reads the "". I have tested this
with PowerPoint and Word and word. The results when you convert to PDF
and HTML remain to be tested but will likely vary depending upon the
method/software used for the conversion. Testing the result is strongly
encouraged.

Mike