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How do you determine the appropriate Alt text for page body text?
My current understanding is Alt text (for accessibility) for normal text boxes should not be a duplicate of the primary text in the text box. So, how do you decide what to put in Alt text?
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Hi,
LeslieMcKerchie Thank you for this. I would appreciate confirmation that my below assumptions are correct:
- Text objects must have the "Object is visible to accessibility tools" enabled, otherwise screen readers will ignore them.
- Storyline insists that objects visible to accessibility tools must have Alt text (I cannot leave the Alt text field empty).
If the above is true, it means I must add ...something... to the Alt text for text boxes. So the question is, what do I put in there?
Great questions Beth. I'm happy to address your assumptions.
- You are correct. Any item that you want read by a screen reader must have "Object is visible to accessibility tools."
- The alt text field is not empty for text boxes, so you do not need to add custom alt text.
Right-click on your text boxes to see a similar view as pictured below:
If you're using the accessibility checker in Storyline, you'll notice that text boxes are not flagged.
