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public:nnels:etext:images [2020/06/30 16:40] rachel.osolen [Q & A] |
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| The main guidelines are as follows: | The main guidelines are as follows: | ||
| - | * Use as few words as possible. | + | |
| + | * Alt-text is generally 120 word maximum. This is to help prevent overload for the reader. | ||
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| * The reader should be able to understand the description in one reading. | * The reader should be able to understand the description in one reading. | ||
| * Focus on the key elements only | * Focus on the key elements only | ||
| * Start with a brief description, | * Start with a brief description, | ||
| + | * Avoid phrases like “image of” or “table of”. The screen reader will already pick up that it is an image or table, so writing this will be repetitive and redundant. | ||
| + | * Write Alt-text so it flows with the surrounding text as not to be jarring to reader. | ||
| - | Alt-text is generally **120 word maximum**. For longer descriptions of complex images, you will have to put the longer description in the Complex Image Description section at the back of the book. See below for more details. | + | < |
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| - | Write Alt-text so it flows with the surrounding text as not to be jarring to reader. | ||
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| - | <note important> | ||
| If the image type is consistent throughout a book, provide this information at the beginning, and then don’t repeat in the following images. It is only necessary to provide this information in the alt-text of the first image. For example, the first image alt-text would read: "A black and white photograph of an Indian girl looking out a window on a train." | If the image type is consistent throughout a book, provide this information at the beginning, and then don’t repeat in the following images. It is only necessary to provide this information in the alt-text of the first image. For example, the first image alt-text would read: "A black and white photograph of an Indian girl looking out a window on a train." | ||
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| - | Be clear and concise in your writing. | ||
| Read the text around the image, if there is a person, place, or object that is named in the text, then use it in your description. Do not name characters in images before they are introduced in the text. | Read the text around the image, if there is a person, place, or object that is named in the text, then use it in your description. Do not name characters in images before they are introduced in the text. | ||
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| =====9. Adding Complex Image Descriptions (Bookmark and Hyperlink to Book Section)===== | =====9. Adding Complex Image Descriptions (Bookmark and Hyperlink to Book Section)===== | ||
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| - | <note warning> | ||
| We create longer, complex descriptions for images of maps, graphs, and charts. We can also create longer, complex descriptions when we need to transcribe an image, such as an image of a letter. If you are not sure if your image requires a complex description, | We create longer, complex descriptions for images of maps, graphs, and charts. We can also create longer, complex descriptions when we need to transcribe an image, such as an image of a letter. If you are not sure if your image requires a complex description, | ||
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| - Transcribe the Text in the Image into the Alt-Text | - Transcribe the Text in the Image into the Alt-Text | ||
| - | Again, this is a judgement call. Both options can work, but it also depends on what the text is. When in doubt just ask! | + | <note tip> |
| + | go into the [[public: | ||
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