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From: Terrill Thompson
Date: Mon, Oct 13 2008 5:30PM
Subject: Alt text in Word for Mac 2008
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It isn't possible to add alternate text to images in Word for Mac 2004. Has
this problem been corrected in Word for Mac 2008?
Thanks,
Terry
Terrill Thompson
Technology Accessibility Specialist
DO-IT, Accessible Technology
UW Technology Services
University of Washington
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From: Greg Kraus
Date: Tue, Oct 14 2008 4:40AM
Subject: Re: Alt text in Word for Mac 2008
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Unfortunately, no.
Greg
On Oct 13, 2008, at 7:25 PM, Terrill Thompson wrote:
> It isn't possible to add alternate text to images in Word for Mac
> 2004. Has
> this problem been corrected in Word for Mac 2008?
>
> Thanks,
> Terry
>
> Terrill Thompson
> Technology Accessibility Specialist
> DO-IT, Accessible Technology
> UW Technology Services
> University of Washington
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> 206/221-4168
>
>
>
From: Karlen Communications
Date: Tue, Oct 14 2008 5:00AM
Subject: Re: Alt text in Word for Mac 2008
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I can't find a way to do this but I did find the ability to add captions.
I am new to Office for Mac and since it doesn't work with VoiceOver it is
slow going for me/have some vision and impossible to use if you need screen
reader support.
Cheers, Karen
From: Moore, Michael
Date: Tue, Oct 14 2008 7:20AM
Subject: Re: Alt text in Word for Mac 2008
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If the program is similar to Windows versions then the alternative text
dialog is located with the image size dialog. The alternative text may
only be revealed to screen readers if the document is converted to html
or pdf although we have seen some (unreliable) support with JAWS 9 and
Office 2007 programs running on an XP platform.
Mike