AI Assistant in Storyline 360: AI-generated Alt Text Suggestion

Alternative text (alt text) boosts accessibility by ensuring that learners who use assistive technologies can grasp the meaning of non-text objects. While adding alt text to a handful of slide objects sounds easy enough, it can quickly become daunting when you think about all the objects across a course.

Fortunately, AI Assistant makes alt text generation effortless. Read on to learn how AI-generated alt text lets you create inclusive content with ease.

Generate Alt Text from the Size and Position Window

Here’s how to generate alt text for non-text slide objects using the Size and Position window.

1. Right-click the object you want to edit, then choose Accessibility from the context menu to open the Accessibility tab in the Size and Position window.
2. Click the Generate alt text button to get an AI-generated alt text suggestion.
   • When generating alt text for the first time, a pop-up window appears, confirming that you agree to have our third-party AI provider temporarily process your media. (Your media will not be stored, retained, or used to train AI models.) Click Yes if you agree, or No to cancel the action.
   • To keep the pop-up window from reappearing, mark the box for “Don’t ask again.”
3. To edit the suggested alt text, click on the text field.
4. Click the Apply to all button if you want to use the same alt text for all instances of that object in your project.
5. Click the Close button when you’re done.

Generate alt text button in the Accessibility tab of the Size and Position window

Generate Alt Text from the Media Library

You can also generate alt text from the media library. Start by opening the media library using any of the following methods:

• In Slide view, go to the View tab and click Media Library.
• In Slide view, right-click the slide object and choose Show in Media Library from the context menu.

When the Media Library window opens, do the following:

1. Select the slide object from the list on the left.
2. Click Generate alt text on the right to get an AI-generated alt text suggestion.
3. To edit the suggested alt text, click on the text field.
4. Click the Apply to all button if you want to use the same alt text for all instances of that object in your project.
5. Click the X icon in the upper right corner of the Media Library window when you’re done.

Generate alt text button in the Media Library window

Tips:

• You can add AI-generated alt text to any non-text objects in your slide except for audio. It works best for non-interactive, decorative elements such as images, characters, and icons.
• We don't recommend using AI-generated alt text for interactive objects such as buttons.
• Before you can add alt text to an object, verify that the box labeled Object is visible to accessibility tools is checked. (It should be checked by default.)
• Regardless of your content or authoring tool’s language, AI Assistant always generates alt text in English.
• Clicking the Close button or another slide object while AI Assistant generates alt text cancels the process.
• While AI Assistant generates high-quality alt text, you should review the output for accuracy.