![]() To mark something as decorative, check the box next to “Mark as decorative.” Once you do, you’ll notice the box in which you would manually enter the alternative text has become grayed out and displays a message letting you know that the screen readers will not pick up the description. Office uses a stylistic border as an example of something you might want to mark as decorative. If you mark something as decorative, then that’s what it should be-an object that is aesthetically pleasing but adds no value to the actual content. You can manually type the alt text into the content box (1), have Word generate a description for you (2), or mark the object as decorative (3). Regardless of which method you choose, you will see the “Alt Text” pane appear on the right-hand side of the window. Alternatively, you may select the “Alt Text” option found in the “Accessibility” group of the object’s “Format” tab.
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