Word inserted PNG image with Alt Text in the Description field Screen reader compatibility

Expected Result: works in a screen reader

Actual Result: works in all tested screen readers

Code used for this test:

        <a href='Office/word-365.docx'>word-365.docx</a>
    

Change History

Last updated: December 12, 2023

• VoiceOver macOS OK in VoiceOver macOS 10.13

Screen reader	Browser	Mode	Notes	What the user hears
Narrator	Office 365 - Word 16.18	Reading		Image, inline with text. This is the description. Inline with text, non-selected.
NVDA 2017.3	Office 365 - Word 16.18	Reading		Graphic, this is the description
JAWS 17.0.2619	Office 365 - Word 16.18	Reading		This is the description
VoiceOver macOS 10.13	Office 365 - Word 16.18	Reading		This is the description, inline with text, image

Test notes

All tests were carried out with screen reader factory settings. JAWS in particular has a wide variety of settings controlling exactly what gets spoken.

Screen readers allow users to interact in different modes, and can produce very different results in each mode. The modes used in these tests are:

• Reading Content read using the “read next” command in a screen reader
• Tabbing Content read using the “tab” key in a screen reader
• Heading Content read using the “next heading” key in a screen reader
• Touch Content read when touching an area of screen on a mobile device

In the “What the user hears” column:

• Commas represent short pauses in screen reader voicing
• Full Stops represent places where voicing stops, and the “read next” or “tab” or “next heading” command is pressed again
• Ellipsis … represent a long pause in voicing
• (Brackets) represent voicing that requires a keystroke to hear