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Re: How to share ALT text with a file

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From: Lisa Snider
Date: Apr 29, 2022 5:00AM

Hi Kevin,

I know that you can add metadata, including alts, into adobe bridge for use in InDesign. This is the sharing method I have seen used.

Cheers

Lisa

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> I've had a couple of clients recently enquiring as to how to both send an image file with alt text embedded and how to automatically extract it into the web page/document it's used on.
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> Best I've managed is to embed it in the file properties by right clicking in windows/using tools in MAC Preview and adding to the Title and description fields. (These are under IPTC tab in MAC)
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> Is there a product that will do this and am I missing something blindingly obvious?
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> Thanks in advance
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> Kevin Prince
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