Figures alternate text
For accessibility, images in the document either have alternate text, or are marked as artifacts. If the rule check fails, do any of the following in Foxit PDF Editor Pro:
- Right-click the rule in the Accessibility Check panel in the navigation pane and choose Fix from the context menu. Add alternate text in the Set Alternate Text dialog box.
- Open the Tags panel and right-click the image that you want to add alternate text, choose Properties…, and add alternate text in the Object Properties dialog box.
- Click Accessibility > Reading Order to enable Touch Up Reading Order setting mode. Then right-click the image that you want to add alternate text, choose Edit Alternative Text, and add alternate text in the Alternate Text dialog box.
- Mark the content as an artifact by right-clicking it and choosing Create Artifact in the Contents panel in the navigation pane.
Nested alternate text
The check fails if the document contains nested alternate text that screen readers don’t read. To fix the issue, right-click the nested element in the Tags panel in Foxit PDF Editor Pro, choose Properties…, and remove the alternate text in the Object Properties dialog box.
Associated with content
Alternate text is always associated with the corresponding content on the page. If not, there’s no way to determine which page the alternate text is on. If the Screen Reader Options in Preferences > Reading is not set to read the entire document, screen readers don’t read the alternate text. To fix the issue, remove the alternate text from any nested item that has no page content by right-clicking the nested elements in the Tags panel in Foxit PDF Editor Pro and choosing Properties….
Hides annotation
The rule checks whether there is any annotation in the document that is hidden by alternate text. For an annotation that is nested under a parent element with alternate text, screen readers don’t see it. To fix the issue, right-click the nested element in the Tags panel in Foxit PDF Editor Pro, choose Properties…, and remove the alternate text from the Object Properties dialog box.
Other elements alternate text
The content except figures like multimedia, annotations, and 3D models, also requires alternate text for accessibility. And make sure alternate text is always associated with the corresponding content on the page. See also Associated with content.