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Alternative Text for Images in Microsoft Word (Web App)

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Right Select the Image in the Word Document

Microsoft word online with the SNHU logo and the menu from right click selecting the image.

In the Search Bar Type “Edit Picture Alt Text”

The drop-down menu after typing to find the alt. text for the picture.

In the Side Bar Type in the Description of the Image

The alt. text box for the description of the image.
The alt. text description box with “The SNHU logo” describing the image.

For this example, you could put the description of “The SNHU logo.”

To View and Listen to a Video Tutorial:

Select the link below to watch and/or listen to the tutorial:

Video for why it is important to add alt. text to image (00:02:20)

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