{"id":36808,"date":"2026-08-04T11:01:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/?p=36808"},"modified":"2026-08-04T13:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T20:45:19","slug":"digital-accessibility-images-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/04\/digital-accessibility-images-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Accessibility Tip and Template: Images in Word"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Images can add complexity and flair to your documents for those able to see them. For those using screen readers or who are unable to load the images, add alt text to ensure they can still access and understand your material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn how to easily make images accessible in Word with MedTech\u2019s five-minute tutorial and download the College of Medicine\u2019s new accessible Word template.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\tView Tutorial and Download Template\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

How do I know if an image needs alt text or can be marked as decorative?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To decide if an image needs alt text, ask yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. If I removed this image, what text would I add instead?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What is the purpose or function of this image?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    If the image serves no purpose or wouldn\u2019t change the meaning of the document if removed, mark it as decorative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Digital Accessibility Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Digital accessibility is everyone\u2019s responsibility. Visit the MedTech Digital Accessibility Basics<\/a> page to get started and stay tuned as the team develops more resources. For additional information, visit the WSU Digital Accessibility<\/a> hub.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Learn how to easily make images accessible in PowerPoint with MedTech\u2019s five-minute tutorial and download the College of Medicine\u2019s new accessible PowerPoint template. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25158,"featured_media":34102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null},"categories":[13],"tags":[33],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36808"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25158"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36808"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36809,"href":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36808\/revisions\/36809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36808"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=36808"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=36808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}