In PowerPoint the Alt Text for images has a 'Title' and a 'Description'. The info indicates that the 'Title' allows the visually impared user to choose if they want to hear the full Description. When imported into StoryLine (3), only the 'Description' gets carried across. Is this correct?
I'm happy to help! I see all of the Alt Text carried over into Storyline 3. Here's what it looks like on my end. Please let me know if this is different than what is occurring on your end!
Thank you for clarifying! I am using PowerPoint from Office 365, so it looks like the version is the issue. I'll go ahead and report this as a possible software bug. In the meantime, it sounds like the workaround is to add Title and Description alt text to just the description to avoid this error.
We took another look where only the Description field in PowerPoint is supported, not the Title field. That may explain the behavior you saw when importing slides into Storyline.
If your version of PowerPoint has a Description and a Title field, Lauren's recommendation to combine the alt text for both in the Description field is spot-on.
Brian: For what you're looking to do, one approach is to add the alt text in PowerPoint and then import the presentation into Storyline. If you find that you need to assign new alt text or modify existing ones in Storyline at any point, this guide covers all the ways:
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Hi Gareth!
I'm happy to help! I see all of the Alt Text carried over into Storyline 3. Here's what it looks like on my end. Please let me know if this is different than what is occurring on your end!
Hi,
Yes our desktop 2016 PowerPoint has two fields (see attached), Title and Description. Only the Description is pulled into StoryLine.
Hi Gareth!
Thank you for clarifying! I am using PowerPoint from Office 365, so it looks like the version is the issue. I'll go ahead and report this as a possible software bug. In the meantime, it sounds like the workaround is to add Title and Description alt text to just the description to avoid this error.
In this scenario, what is the best way to add alt text?
Scenario:
PowerPoint is used for importing slides that contain graphics and photos. The destination is Storyline.
Do we add all of the alt text in PowerPoint? I am thinking that the graphics and photos are flattened and no alt text can be readily ascribed to them.
Help!
Greetings, Gareth and Brian!
Thank you both for sharing your scenario with us.
We took another look where only the Description field in PowerPoint is supported, not the Title field. That may explain the behavior you saw when importing slides into Storyline.
If your version of PowerPoint has a Description and a Title field, Lauren's recommendation to combine the alt text for both in the Description field is spot-on.
Brian: For what you're looking to do, one approach is to add the alt text in PowerPoint and then import the presentation into Storyline. If you find that you need to assign new alt text or modify existing ones in Storyline at any point, this guide covers all the ways: