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Brightspace: Adding Alternative Text

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How to Add Alt Text to an Image on Brightspace

When adding images to announcements, it is essential to provide alternative text (alt-text) to ensure accessibility for users who rely on screen readers. Below are the two methods for adding alt-text to images in announcements, along with step-by-step instructions.

Uploading an Image and Selecting the “Camera Icon”

  1. Select the camera icon.
The buttons to add files or attachment to an announcement. With the camera icon boxed.
  1. Select “My Computer”.
The ways to add an image to the announcement. With “my computer” option boxed.
  1. Select “Upload”.
Add a file pop-up. With the “upload” button boxed.
  1. Select the image you want to upload.
The files that can be selected. One of the files is boxed.
  1. Select “Add”.
The file in the file pop-up box. With the “add” button boxed.
  1. A pop-up will appear. Enter the alt-text in the box. If the image is decorative, select the box "This image is decorative", and you will not need to add any alt-text.
Adding alt. text image pop-up box.
  1. Select “OK”, which will add alt-text to the image.
Alt. text pop-up box with the “The SNHU logo” inside of the text box.The “ok” button boxed in red.
  1. Finally, publish the announcement by clicking the “Publish” button.
Draft announcement with the SNHU logo and “publish” button boxed.

Drag and Drop the Image into the Announcement Box

  1. Drag the image from your computer and drop it into the announcement box.
  1. Select the Image.
The SNHU logo selected with option underneath.
  1. Select the three lines at the bottom of the image.
The SNHU logo selected with option underneath, with the three lines boxed.
  1. Type the alt-text into the “Image Description” box.
Editing the image with the “image description” box boxed.
  1. Select “OK”.
Editing the image with the “image description” box boxed, now with the “ok” button is boxed in red.
  1. Finally, post the announcement by selecting the "Publish" button.
Draft announcement with the SNHU logo and “publish” button boxed.

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