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Re: Microsoft Word: Decorative Image Accessibility

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From: Karlen Communications
Date: Jun 27, 2019 5:07AM

This is what I meant when I said that the features/tools were not backward
compatible. You have to update the file format to the latest version/version
that matches your version of Word in order to be able to use tools like the
Alt text Pane, Mark as Decorative and to use the Accessibility Checker.

The accessibility checker has always required files to be updated to the
corresponding version of Word you are using. It would not work on .doc
files. Only .docx files matching your Word version.

Even now, for some documents I started on last year and open in an updated
version of Word, I get the update to latest version notification when I add
content and go to save them.

Cheers, Karen