Making sure the alternative text persists when Office files are converted to PDFs requires a couple of extra steps. Adding the text descriptions to images and figures in PDFs is even trickier.

Adding alt text to your work can help you increase your following, record better engagement, and publish media that is accessible to people with disabilities.

Even though alt text is commonly thought of as a way to help visually impaired users on the internet, you can add it to images and illustrations in Microsoft Word as well.

To add your own alt text to a photo or video, upload the photo, mouse over it and click Edit, and then select Alternative Text on the left side. To edit it, select Override Generated Alt Text ...