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Alternative Text in a Text Box
I’m currently using Storyline 360 (Build 3.101.34925.0) with the AI upgrade. While reviewing a text box object (via right-click > Size and Position > Accessibility), I noticed that the Alt Text field is auto-filled with the entire contents of the text box. I don’t recall this behavior in previous builds, and I find it odd that the full text is inserted into the Alternative Text field, especially since that field has a 150-character limit. Additionally, the “Object is visible to accessibility tools” option is checked by default, but I assume I need that checked yo use in Focus Order. The inserted text appears in a lighter shade, and when I try to remove it, it simply reappears after I close and reopen the Accessibility window.
Interestingly, when I check the Focus Order, the Alt Text field remains empty. I do have Text-to-Speech enabled on these pages, but I’m not sure if that’s related.
Is this a new behavior introduced in the latest build or possibly tied to the AI upgrade—or am I just imagining things?
Alt text filled-in under Size and Position>AccessibilityFocus Order show no text under Alternative text area
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There isn't a limit, it is recommended that alt text is less than 150 characters. In this case a text box has always shown all the content and is expected behaviour.
In the focus order it is blank because the focus order only shows alt text that has been edited, text boxes where the text in the box is the same as alt text never show the value in the focus order. This is always how it has worked.
