Alternate text, which is often used to make a document more accessible, is a description for document contents like images and interactive form fields. Screen readers cannot read these document contents, but can read the associated alternate text. For accessibility, you need to add alternate text and other supplementary information (like specific language) to tags for links, figures, and abbreviations in the document. With Foxit PDF Editor, you can add the information to a tag in the Tags panel.
- Select the <Link> tag, <Figure> tag, or the abbreviated term in the tags tree in the Tags panel. Click the Options menu at the top of the Tags panel and choose Properties…. (Or right-click the <Link> tag, <Figure> tag, or the abbreviated term in the tags tree in the Tags panel, and choose Properties….)
- In the Object Properties dialog box, click the Tag tab.
- Type text in the Alternate Text box. You can also edit other information as needed in the dialog box.
- Click Close.
Tip: For figures, you can also set alternative text by using the Edit Alternative Text tool while in Touch Up Reading Order setting mode. Please refer to “Set Alternate text for figures” for details.