that's ll very well, but it doesn't actually work! I would like to insert alt
text, which I can do, but it doesn't then appear in any of the forms I have
tried (slide show view, web page, accessible web page), and consequently is
of no use for screen reader users. Please help
It's odd. The HTML from PPT 2007 does include Alt text that you apply using the
method described below, but not in any simple way. I suspect that the browser
just isn't seeing it as alt text. MSIE 6, for example, won't display the alt
text, but will display it when handed something like:
<img src="the_image_PPT_created" alt="This is the same image that PPT
made"</img>
In other words, it's the HTML, not my browser settings or yours, or so it would
seem.
If animation isn't crucial to your presentations, you might want to have a look
at our PPT2HTML addin at
http://www.pptools.com/ppt2html/
While I've not tested it extensively with PPT 2007 yet, the free demo is fully
functional, so you can give it a good workout. If you want to test with 2007,
I'll be happy to work with you directly on it.
If nothing else, the free demo includes an Accessibility Assistant that makes
applying Alt text a LOT easier than PPT's own dialog boxes. Yours to keep at no
charge. <g>
