Hi there, my name is Shawn Jordison, and today we're going to talk about applying alternate text images within Canvas.
When applying alternate text to a Canvas page, it's important for us to be accurate and equivalent in presenting
the same content and function of the image. We want to be succinct. This means the correct content if there is content
and function, if there's a function of the image should be represented as succinctly Do not be redundant or provide the
same information as text within the content of the image. And finally, do not use phrases image of or graphic of to
describe the image on our page, we can see an example of an image that I would like for you to think of some alternate
text. Now, I've provided a sample underneath the image which includes Michael Jackson performance, and that could be used
as the ultimate text. But I would like to challenge you to see if you can think of more appropriate alternate text for
this image. So go ahead and take a moment and see if you can come up with better alternate text for this image.
The alternate text for this image could be a 1980s performance of Michael Jackson in Chicago, Illinois,
performing the number one single rock with you at a sold out venue. Michael is wearing his unique red and sparkly jacket
with white shoulders as he clutches his fist into the air. To add alternate text to this image within Canvas, the first
need to select the Edit Page button. Next, I'm going to copy the alternate text that I already wrote. I will then select
the image. Then select the embed Image button. The alternate text on this image is MJ dot png. This will cause the
Accessibility Checker to not marked this area as a fail. Because it does have alternate text in there. It just
happens to be wrong. So we are going to replace this alternate text with what we wrote and select Update. If we
wanted to edit the alternate text, we will follow the same process. Select the image, select embedded image and we can
see the current alternate text. And finally, if we wanted to mark this image as decorative, we would mark this checkbox.
You just learned how to apply alternate text to images within Canvas. Thank you for watching.