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If you are copying text from a website or word document, remove code before pasting it into a rich text box. This can be done by:
It is normal for limited coding to remain, including:
Once you’ve pasted your text using the steps above, you’ll need to add your formatting back in.
Alt text should be succinct and meaningful. When creating alternative text or alt text for your image, consider the role the image plays:
Informative images communicate something to or inform the user.
The alt text should provide a description of the most important parts of the image in the context of the surrounding content. Do not describe every aspect of the image, but the alt text should connect to the message that the author is trying to convey
Images that are present only for decoration or the layout of the page.
These images should be skipped by assistive technology since they only exist to make the content more appealing. However, each platform or tool may have its own method to mark images as decorative.
An image that provides some sort of functional purpose, such as a link or button.
The description should include the action or behaviour the image will perform. This is seen when an image acts as a link, and the alt text would be the same as used for linked text.
An image that contains a large amount of visual infromatio that cannot be succinctly described.
To avoid lengthy alt text, it is best practice to provide additional context for complex images in alternative ways.
Examples of this are linking data tables for complex charts or graphs, or creating a longer narrative-based alt text which can be included in the main text or linked adjacent to the image.
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