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. 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. 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.” To edit the suggested alt text, click on the text field. Click the Apply to all button if you want to use the same alt text for all instances of that object in your project. Click the Close button when you’re done. 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: Select the slide object from the list on the left. Click Generate alt text on the right to get an AI-generated alt text suggestion. To edit the suggested alt text, click on the text field. Click the Apply to all button if you want to use the same alt text for all instances of that object in your project. Click the X icon in the upper right corner of the Media Library window when you’re done. ndow Generate Alt Text from the Accessibility Checker Storyline’s accessibility checker identifies accessibility issues in your project and collects them in one place. When combined with AI-generated alt text, the accessibility checker lets you find slide objects that don’t have custom alt text and fix them in just a few clicks. Start by opening the accessibility checker using either of the following methods: Go to the View tab on the ribbon and click Accessibility Checker. Click Accessibility Issues in the status bar at the bottom. When the Accessibility Checker panel displays, follow these steps to find and fix missing custom alt text: Under the All Issues tab, click to expand the row for Custom alt text added. Select a line item, and then click the Generate alt text button on the right. Click Apply to save your changes. button in the Accessibility Checker panel 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.Creating alt text for complex images easier
Hey folks, I'm really glad to see this new accessibility Group on E-Learning heroes. Right now in my own line of work, I'm pushing for really accessible courses and it's quite crazy how trainers are missing fundamental things such as alternative text on images. Which I would end up having to do to ensure a project gets done in time. Anyway, I made a video tutorial very recently on how you can speed up creating alternative text for graphics using Microsoft Copilot. It can also be done with other tools such as ChatGPT. I hope it helps and more importantly, gets more people to make sure that all their graphics have alternative descriptions. Enhancing Accessibility in Instructional Design with Microsoft Copilot
