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Section 5.1: Alternative Text
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This image of the Hagia Sofia has an alt text. There is also a link to the long description that will go into more detail about what is in the picture. The alt text says “A full description of this image can be found in the link at the bottom of this slide.” |
Section 5.3: Watermarks and Backgrounds
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Section 5.4: Text Boxes, Shapes, and Other Floating Objects
To learn more about text boxes, shapes, and other floating objects. Refer to our section in Microsoft Word. Creating the content and the rules for use are the same in both software. PowerPoint differs from Word in one very significant way: floating objects are easy to navigate and make up the very nature of the entire slide. The title field in a slide, for instance, is a text box. Users just needs to hit the tab button to navigate slide and each object will be selected, announced, and the alt text (if present) will be read.
You do not need to add alt text to text boxes, since the contents are directly read by a screen reader, but you MUST add alt text to other non-text objects, including shapes and icons (and of course, images, graphs, charts, etc.).
Section 5.5: Using a Series of Shapes
A series of the same shapes or images should be grouped. They should also be given alternative text and a long description. You can group them together by right clicking each of the shapes and pressing Control G.
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These shapes are inaccessible due to them not being grouped. The Alt Text would also only apply to one star, and is not a good Alt Text example. |
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These shapes are accessible because they are grouped together. The Alt Text is also more descriptive of what the shapes mean. |
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