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Re: SmartArt and Alt Text

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From: Lori Schulze
Date: Feb 3, 2023 7:35AM

Thank you everyone for your insight and expertise. As always, it was
helpful.


*Lori Schulze* | Director
Center for Educational Networking (CEN)
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*The Center for Educational Networking is an Individuals with Disabilities
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Department of Education, Office of Special Education.*


On Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 8:39 AM Karen McCall < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> 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
>
>