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When dealing with complex images in your document, providing lengthy descriptions solely through alt text may not be the most effective approach. Alt text should ideally be concise, limiting its length to about 150 characters. Screen readers treat alt text as a single chunk of text, making it difficult for users to navigate or interact with lengthy descriptions.Option 1:
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Long Description
An easy way to provide long description for a complex graphic is to write the description in the text of the document. There is no character limit, you can add bullet points, tables, etc.
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Link to a
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Footnote or
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Endnote
If the long description interrupts the flow of a document, you can make a link to a footnote or endnote with a long description.
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Link to an External Resource
Sometimes, it helps to add a link to a website with a long description. However, this is less convenient for the reader. They have have to exit the document and open a web browser. It is also risky because you may forget about the web document and delete it or move it. This method does help though.
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