You can manually type the alt text into the content box (1), have Word generate a description for you (2), or mark the object as decorative (3).

Office uses a stylistic border as an example of something you might want to mark as decorative.

Once you do, youll notice the box in which you would manually enter the alternative text has become grayed out and displays a message letting you know that the screen readers will not pick up the description.

While thats not incorrect, its not very descriptive, which is important for someone using a screen reader.

You also dont need to add the words image of or photo of before your description, since screen readers announce an object as an image for you.

If youd like to prevent Word from automatically generating alt text for you when you insert a new image, you can disable that feature.

To do this, select the File tab and then select Options from the bottom of the left-hand pane.

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