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July 13, 2020
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Alt text for images

  • July 13, 2020
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Hi there, I am creating booklets to be exported as PDFs and used as online story guides. I want to add alt text to the images. I have clicked on Slice Options and typed in text in the Alt field. Do I need to fill in the other fields as well? How will I know if the alt text has worked?  Thank you. 

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Correct answer Luke Jennings3

InDesign has Conditional text, which is useful for documents with multiple of languages or versions. You can produce a somewhat similar result in Illustrator by using layers. Add the image text on separate layers and save as a PDF using the Illustrator default settings, this will include all layers from Illustrator, visible or not. In Acrobat or Reader, you can turn the layer visibility on or off as desired. Note, not all PDF viewers respect PDF layers.

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Luke Jennings3
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Luke Jennings3Community ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
July 13, 2020

InDesign has Conditional text, which is useful for documents with multiple of languages or versions. You can produce a somewhat similar result in Illustrator by using layers. Add the image text on separate layers and save as a PDF using the Illustrator default settings, this will include all layers from Illustrator, visible or not. In Acrobat or Reader, you can turn the layer visibility on or off as desired. Note, not all PDF viewers respect PDF layers.

PwANAuthor
Participant
July 26, 2020

Great, thank you. Will engage with InDesign instead. 

Participant
August 19, 2024

yes, i will too

Monika Gause
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Community Expert
July 13, 2020

Use InDesign for that.

You won't get Alt Text in Illustrator.

PwANAuthor
Participant
July 13, 2020

Thank you - wonder why Alt Text is offered in the Slice Options menu box then.....? 

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 13, 2020

Slices themselves have nothing whatsoever in common with PDF. They don't even live on the same planet.

 

Slices is a web technology from the nineties.