Object Export Options / addig Alt Text issues
1) InDesign 21.5 on MacBook Pro Tahoe 26.6.1
I'm experiencing various issues when adding Alt Text to images. The longer I work with the Object Export Options dialog, the more likely it becomes that one or more of the following issues will occur:
A) The Object Export Options dialog is open and an image is selected. The existing Alt Text is highlighted and a new text is entered, but instead of replacing the existing Alt Text, the new text is inserted into a new text frame on the page.
B) An object is selected and the Object Export Options dialog is open. Alt Text is entered, and then the next object is selected. However, the text displayed in the Alt Text field does not update, even though the newly selected object has different Alt Text assigned or no Alt Text at all. The Object Export Options dialog must be closed and reopened before it reflects the correct Alt Text.
C) No object is selected and the Object Export Options dialog is opened. A graphic frame is then selected, but the Alt Text options remain greyed out and cannot be edited.
D) When the Object Export Options dialog is opened with no object selected, all Alt Text-related options sometimes remain greyed out even after selecting different objects.
Feature Requests:
I) Generating Alt Text takes a moment, but there is no visual indication that the generation process is in progress. It is unclear whether clicking the button was successful until the generated text eventually appears. Please add a progress indicator or other visual feedback while Alt Text is being generated.
II) Why is there no keyboard shortcut available for opening the Object Export Options dialog? It would significantly improve accessibility workflows and efficiency when adding Alt Text to large numbers of images.
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Naina Bhandari
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Thank you for reporting this issue and for providing the detailed steps and feature requests.
To help us investigate the issue further from our end, could you please confirm whether the issue is 100% reproducible on your side? Also, does the issue persist after relaunching InDesign, or is it resolved after restarting the application?
A short video demostration would be helpfull.Regarding the feature request for a keyboard shortcut, although there is no default keyboard shortcut assigned to the Object Export Options dialog, you can create a custom shortcut based on your workflow. You can do this by going to Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts in InDesign and assigning a shortcut to the relevant command.
Please let us know if you need any further assistance. We’ll be happy to help.
- Adobe InDesign Team