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September 15, 2026
Question

Missing tooltips (Alt Text) for Ai and PDF imports

  • September 15, 2026
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InDesign 21.6 - Windows 11 - Local.

When images are imported in Ai or PDF formats, the Alt Text does not appear as a tooltip on the accessible PDF while it is present for JPG imports.
The control on Acrobat mentions the presence of the Alt Text for Ai or PDF imports but does not display the tooltip.
Is it a technical constraint, a forgotten step or a lack to be corrected on the app? In the case of constraints, it seems tedious to me to have to transpose all the Ai or PDF imports into JPG.
Thank you for your feedback.

1 reply

nik.m
Community Manager
Community Manager
September 15, 2026

Hi, thanks for reaching out!

Has this happened after the latest update? Also, are you experiencing this with every PDF you're importing into the document?

It would be helpful if you could share a video of the workflow.


Thanks,
Nikunj