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Re: is there a way to specify the language for the descriptive text for an image in PowerPoint

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From: Karen McCall
Date: Jan 4, 2023 9:10AM

There is currently no mechanism to allow multilingual Alt Text for graphics. We've been asking for this for as long as Alt Text has existed. It is a real need. I have one graphic in a document with both English and Spanish text but can't identify the change in language in the Alt Text. Nor can I assign a different language for the entire Alt Text.

Cheers, Karen

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Subject: [WebAIM] is there a way to specify the language for the descriptive text for an image in PowerPoint


No matter what I do to change the language for the description, the English language is used by my screen reader when I move to the object.
Is your default display language assumed when presenting images?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks