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From: Natasha Johnston
Date: Apr 20, 2022 2:28AM

Hi Jim,

I add my alt text to the alt text field only; I leave the title box blank. Could that be the issue?

Thanks,
Natasha

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From: Jim Homme [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: 14 April 2022 13:19
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Question for forum

Hi Natasha,
When you enter the alt text, which field do you put the text into? There is an Alt text field and a Title field.

Thanks.

Jim

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Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2022 3:47 AM
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Subject: [WebAIM] Question for forum

Hi there,

I have a question I'd like to ask the forum in the hopes that someone can help.

I work for a visual impairment charity and it's been highlighted to us that when we add pictures to our Word documents the alt text isn't being identified and read out by VoiceOver (only the file name and extension is read). We haven't been able to work out why; our alt text is picked up by JAWS and SuperNova. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Many thanks,
Natasha

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