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Re: SmartArt and Alt Text

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From: Karen McCall
Date: Feb 3, 2023 6:38AM

I've written about this and suggest that you create your SmartArt in the application so that the colours and fonts match the Word or PowerPoint content, then select the SmartArt graphic, Cut it from the document, then paste it as a picture and give it Alt Text.

There are relationships between SmartArt pieces that cannot have Alt Text added so any relationship is lost, as has been mentioned.

As someone using JAWS, I can add the text parts and to some extent graphics for those that allow graphics but have no idea what the SmartArt really looks like or whether I'm representing the relationships correctly.

I'm using Microsoft 365 Insider Channel and this issue has been around as long as we've had SmartArt. It is the same problem with grouped shapes/connectors. Create the effect/organizational thing you want, group the objects, Select them, cut them from the content and paste as picture then give the picture Alt Text

Cheers, Karen