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Inspiring
January 28, 2018
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alt text in InDesign cs4

  • January 28, 2018
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I have InDesign CS4, and I can't find (Object > Object Export Options > Alt Text) in my menu. Where is it?

Acronyms and alt text in InDesign cs4

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    Correct answer Steve Werner

    You need to understand that alt text was not something that CS4 could do. You cannot trick it into doing it. If you want alt text you have to upgrade and use later software ONLY.

    You also need to understand that once you use a new version to edit an INDD you CANNOT GO BACK. It is one way.

    The software you have, ten years old, and choose to run, isn't suitable for the job you want to do. Adobe work hard to put new features in but you can't get them without paying.


    If you have CS4, you'll need to add Alt text the "old way." You need to open it in Adobe Acrobat Pro and add it manually. You can ask about that in the Acrobat forums.

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    Inspiring
    January 29, 2018

    No. I built a document with InDesign CS4, and needed to add an alt text to some images. So I used inDesign 2017 trial and saved it. now I can't reopen it in CS4.

    BobLevine
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    January 29, 2018

    Then I suggest you subscribe for a month and then you can save it back via IDML.

    Inspiring
    January 28, 2018

    i put a tag in it then saved it. but now I can't open it.

    Inspiring
    January 28, 2018

    So there is no way I can add Alt text in CS4 InDesign?

    Inspiring
    January 28, 2018

    I opened a CS4 InDesign file in 2017 and added my Alt Text. but now my trial of 2017 expired. I can not open my file in CS4, I need it back to CS4. Help anyone Please.

    Legend
    January 28, 2018

    You need to go to an earlier saved version, from your backups. Once you convert an INDD to a later version it can't be opened with the old version any more. (I think it adds "Converted" to the name so you don't save it).

    jane-e
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    Community Expert
    January 28, 2018

    If you don't see Object Export Options in the Object Menu, it wasn't in CS4. I could be wrong, but I think I remember that it was introduced wit CC 2014.

    There are many new features for section 508, if that's what you are doing, that have come out in later versions.

    This is where you would find it (this is from CC 2017):