Add Alt Text and Decorative Figures (for not so important pictures) [Course Activity 4]

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Practice adding alt text and marking images as artifacts in a PDF.

Note that this PDF only focuses on image accessibility, and may have a tagging structure that is not as accessible as it could be. This document is used in various other activities to practice various accessibility principles. 

 

Instructions & Answer Key

 
  1. Use the rubric as a guideline.
  2. Download  Download Word Demo Doc with Errors - Intro to Accessible PDF.
  3. Do not attempt to remediate in Word. Export as a PDF. 
  4. Run the Action Wizard > Make Accessible.
  5. Scroll down to Set Alternate Text.
  6. Use the pop-up dialog box, Set Alternate Text, to provide a textual description of the image. Fix the lack of content surrounding each image by explaining what is in the picture as best you can. For the image of the black and white dog with a caption underneath it, use the Decorative Figure checkbox option to mark that image as an artifact that screen readers will skip over and not interpret. 
  7. Check Your Work! 

Please note that the answer key alt text may not be exactly the same description as yours. Focus on creating a succinct and descriptive alt text. Review the Download Add Alt Text Figures Answer Key

to see if you're on the right track!

For the image that was marked as an artifact, you may locate it in the Tags Panel, right-click on the image, and view its Properties to ensure it is marked as "Artifact". 

 

Mission Complete?

 

Once you have finished checking your work, select Next to continue. 

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Add Alt Text and Decorative Figures (for not so important pictures) (1)
Add Alt Text and Decorative Figures (for not so important pictures) (1)
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In Adobe Acrobat, "Set Alternate Text" is used to apply alternate text and mark images as decorative.
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Alternate text is applied within the Adobe Acrobat authoring platform. The black and white dog image is classified as an artifact image via the "Decorative Figure" option in the Set Alternate Text Tool.
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One or more of the following has occurred in the provided document: Alternate text was created in the Microsoft Word authoring environment. While this is the best way to create an accessible PDF, the purpose of this activity is to teach participants how to use Adobe Acrobat's accessibility tools. There may be situations when the source document is unavailable. Alternate text for all images is marked as decorative. The black and white dog has not been defined as a "decorative" image.