Introduction to Adding Alternative Text in Canvas

Alternative text (alt text) is an important component for any image you use in your course to ensure that students using screen readers have the same understanding of an image as they would visually. It is also an institutional standard at MSU Denver.

More Than the Basics

Need to do more than add alt text to an image? We have directions for that. Change image name, edit alt text for an image already in Canvas, and more

More Than Alt Text

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