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Making Accessible PDFs from Microsoft Excel Documents
Step 1: Adding Alt text to images
The first step in creating ADA-compliant PDF is to make sure that all of your images
have alternative text. To add an alternative text to an image, follow the instructions
below:
1. Double-click the image.
2. When the Format Picture dialog box appears, select the Web tab.
3. Type in the alternative text for the screen reader in the Alternative text: box
4. Click the OK button.
Note: If you wish to have images left- or right-aligned with text wrapping near the image,
you must put the image into an invisible table. A screen reader will not recognize
alternative text on images that have been aligned using the text-wrap formatting.
Step 2: PDF Conversion Settings
1. Open your file in Microsoft Excel.
2. Click on the Adobe PDF menu from the Menu bar.
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