Add Alternate Text to Images and Charts

You can add alternate text for images, maps, and charts to make your reports accessible. When a screen reader encounters one of these objects, it reads the alternate text that you added to the object.

You can add translations for the text to support users in multiple languages. When users run a report, IBM® Cognos® Business Intelligence uses the alternate text in the appropriate language.

If you use images only for visual spacing in your report, leave the Alternate Text property empty.

Before you begin

For the report output to contain the alternate text, you must enable the accessibility features for the report. For more information, see Enable Accessible Report Outputs.

Procedure

  1. Select the image or chart object.
  2. In the Properties pane, click the select ancestor button select ancestor icon and select the Image, Map, or chart object.
  3. Double-click the Alternate Text property.
  4. Select Specified text and click the ellipsis button.
  5. In the Default text box, type a description for the object, and click the add icon add icon.
  6. In the Languages dialog box, select the languages that apply to your text.
  7. Double-click a language and type the translation of the text for each language and click OK.
Parent topic: Alternate text and summary text