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Re: MS Word Alt Description - is this new?

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From: Lucy Greco
Date: Oct 4, 2017 12:52PM

Once again I have not been able to use it myself but from what I understand
the system automatically detects that you have inserted a graphic and
provides a label for it and provides you the opportunity to correct that
label from what I understand it indicates that there is text there for you
to check but I'm not sure how trying to get myself a 365 license so I can
test it and play with it and let people know more

On Oct 4, 2017 11:37 AM, "Don Mauck" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hi Lucy, does all this happen from the Insert menu?
> I'm not running Office365, I am using the latest 2016 version, this sure
> sounds interesting though!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lucy Greco [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 12:31 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] MS Word Alt Description - is this new?
>
> yes its useing the same back end that the seeing ai app is using and that
> one is pritty inpressive
>
> Lucia Greco
> Web Accessibility Evangelist
> IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration University of California,
> Berkeley
> (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
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> On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 11:27 AM, JP Jamous < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > Easy girl! You mean this is an AI feature that links to the Microsoft
> > cloud?
> >
> > I have not been a big fan of the Microsoft cloud. I use 2016 365, but I
> > try to keep it from connecting fully to the cloud.
> >
> > What are the other products that it will be included in? Is VS.NET one
> of
> > them?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On
> > Behalf Of Lucy Greco
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 12:38 PM
> > To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > Subject: Re: [WebAIM] MS Word Alt Description - is this new?
> >
> > i disagree the auto part of the process is new its been in the insiders
> > for about 4 months now and i have been dieing to try it. yes you were
> > always able to add the alt text but the AI part is brand new and i reely
> > want to know how good it is. Ms tells me that if you change the text they
> > give you the system lerns and the recognishion will get better over
> time
> > i asked if this would be in only the 365 and they said the plan is to
> > have it in all products in time please let us know how good the auto
> > discription is i
> > am diing to try it
> >
> > Lucia Greco
> > Web Accessibility Evangelist
> > IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration University of California,
> > Berkeley
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> >
> > On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 8:20 AM, JP Jamous < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> > > No it is not new. It has always been under "FormatAlt". The only
> > > difference is that in the latest version of Word, they made it visible
> > > to users who do not know about a11y.
> > >
> > > It is also found in PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On
> > > Behalf Of John E. Brandt
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 9:35 AM
> > > To: 'WebAIM Discussion List' < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > > Subject: [WebAIM] MS Word Alt Description - is this new?
> > >
> > > I was just preparing some training documents for a presentation on
> > > accessible PDFs. Using the latest version of MS Word in MSO365, I
> > > noticed that when I added an image/picture there was a space
> > > superimposed on the image showing a "suggested Alt description." When
> > > I clicked on it, it brought up a dialog box that says: "How would you
> > > describe this picture and its contents to someone who is blind? (1 - 2
> > > sentences recommended). Then it gives that recommended Alt description
> > > (not very sophisticated, I might
> > > add) which you can edit.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I've posted the screenshots in the following links.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > > This is new to me. When did Microsoft start doing this?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I suspect it is associated with MSO365 and is using some AI from the
> > Cloud.
> > > Will investigate further to see if it is in the Mac version and other
> > > MSO apps.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ~j
> > >
> > >
> > >
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