How to Insert Alt Text to Images on Facebook – Guide

TVI/COMS, Facebook is one of our main resources for professionals in the field of vision. Where else can you ask a question and instantly get practical help from peers and experts? There are countless professional VI Facebook groups to join everything from groups for TVIs, COMS, parents of visually impaired children, groups for specific eye conditions, groups for specific types of technology for blind or visually impaired users, blind musicians, Camp space for visually impaired students, the list is endless! However, VI professionals who post regularly forget to include alt-text descriptions of images/pictures. This omission can be confusing and frustrating for those who are trying to find information on a particular topic. Including alt-text descriptions of images/pictures in your posts will help make your content more accessible and useful to others. ..

As blind or partially sighted TVI’s, COMS professionals, parents, and/or students, we must be the ones to lead the way with accessible posts. After all, we are all too familiar with accessibility and yet image after image scrolls without alt text descriptions in these Facebook groups for and about VI. The alt text (full format: alt text) of an image is a brief written description of the image that makes sense of the image when someone cannot see it. The main reason to add alt text to images is to improve their accessibility. Screen readers read alt text instead of images, making them accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. ..

How to Add alt text to images you upload to Facebook

You can add alt text to your images using the Facebook app as well as the web version of Facebook. We will show you how to add alt text in both interfaces.

How to Add alt text to images in the Facebook app

To use the Facebook app on your phone, launch it from your phone’s app store. ..

Tap Photo at the top of your newsfeed or timeline to see a selection of photos from the past few days.

Uploading photos can be a fun and easy way to share memories with friends and family. You can choose from a variety of photos to upload, including your own, pictures from friends and family, or photos taken in a specific location.

The photos on this page show the progress of a project. The first photo is of the beginning, and the next few are of the final product.

Edit Alt Text on each photo:

  1. Tap the ellipsis on each photo to select Edit Caption.
  2. Type or paste a caption for each photo.

Please enter an alternate text for this image.

How to Add alt text to Facebook images on the web

Log in to Facebook in your browser.

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I selected the photo of a woman I saw on the street.

To edit a photo: Hover over the photo and click Edit. ..

Custom alt text: Please enter a custom alt text.

After clicking the Save button, you will be prompted to enter a name for your document. Please enter a name for your document. ..

Final note

If you want to insert alt text to images on Facebook, here’s how:

  1. Open Facebook’s main menu and select “Options.”
  2. Scroll down and select “TextEdit.”
  3. Click on the “Add Text” button.
  4. Type in the following text: (alt text)