Alt text for CC Library images

Question

I'm doing a city parks brochure in InDesign. It contains icons that represent restrooms, playgrounds, etc.

I have the icons in a CC Library. Each icon may be used multiple times in the brochure

Is there a way to attach alt-text to the library images and have it carry through to the InD document?

This will eventually be converted to an ADA-accessible PDF, and it would be tedious if I have to go into Acrobat and add alt-text to EVERY icon at every park.

Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com · Accepted Answer

Open Adobe Bridge.Navigate to your icon graphics.Open the Metadata panel in Bridge.Fill in the appropriate Alt-Text in either the Description field. (Note, XMP metadata does not have an exclusive field for Alt-text, but it sure needs it! Post that as a feature request in the User Voice forum.)Switch to InDesign.Open the Object Export Options panel.In the first tab, select the Metadata / Description field from the drop-down choices.Give the system a couple of seconds for it to "take," and voila! your metadata will be imported into the INDD layout.

Frans v.d. Geest · Answer

First add the required Metadata, second create an Object Style in which you set which Metadata to use in Alt Text. Third apply the Object Style to the images.

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