2.1 Accessible Document Creation

Alt text for visuals

Creating accessible Images

When images or other graphical elements like charts and graphs are used in a document, they should be conveyed to people who use assistive technologies too!  In other words it is important to make sure that the information you are trying to convey should reach everyone including who cannot see the image. 

This is possible when you add Alt text (alternative text) to visuals in a document.

Steps to add Alt text:-

1. Right click on the image
2. Select Edit Alt text option from context menu
3. Enter the description of the image or mark it as decorative image in the text box that appears on right hand side of the Word application.
4. Below is the video explaining the same

Observe the video below and also observe though the office version is different, the process to add Alt text is similar.


Above video is from Youtube channel Self-paced Access MOOC, and is licensed under