I know that screen readers usually announce images or read the file name of the image if no alt text is applied. Is this the same behaviour for Rise and Storyline?
I'd like to check if we should be adding Alt = "" to each decorative image, or has Articulate 360 been set to ignore images if they do not have alt text?
Hi Zanel! To hide an image from screen readers when it’s decorative or doesn't add important context to your course, just add two double quotes ("") to the alternate text to make it null, and screen readers will skip it (don't worry about cover photos, we made it so that screen readers ignore them).
Otherwise, screen readers will announce that there is an image without any additional alt-text context. More details on alt text here!
Hi, can I just clarify about nulling an image. Can just "" suffice in the alt text box to null the image or does there still need to be text, such as "decorative image"?
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Hi Zanel! To hide an image from screen readers when it’s decorative or doesn't add important context to your course, just add two double quotes ("") to the alternate text to make it null, and screen readers will skip it (don't worry about cover photos, we made it so that screen readers ignore them).
Otherwise, screen readers will announce that there is an image without any additional alt-text context. More details on alt text here!
Hi, can I just clarify about nulling an image. Can just "" suffice in the alt text box to null the image or does there still need to be text, such as "decorative image"?
Hello Sarah, and welcome to E-Learning Heroes!
You are correct. The double quotes will null the image, and screen readers will skip it. There is no need for additional information.