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Muliple images include:
Sometimes images can go over two pages. In the print version this may appear as a single image, but screenreaders will pick it up as two separate images.
Mark as decorative
.If it is an image that also requires a long description:
See previous image for description
into it's Alt-text. Otherwise, leave empty.Example The image above is a screenshot from a Word file for the book Prairie Fire (The 1885 North-West Rebellion) by Bob Beal, and Rob Macleod. This is an example of two images over two pages for non children's books.
Only place the image description in the first image, and leave the second image empty. Make sure to mark the second image as decorative.
Here is a tutorial:
An image in a sequence is when there is a group of images that are very similar with only slight variations. A good example is from DAISY with a group of paintings of a decaying castle. Follow this link to view the example.
If you have an image in a sequence:
This can also occur in Children’s Picture Books, and should be treated the same way except the entire image description goes into the single image.
Sometimes you will have images that are grouped together. This is not a collage, a collage is an artistic medium. Grouped images tend to have a single caption for both images.
If you have a group of images, they will be combined into a single image file. This means the Alt-text needs to set up the fact that it is a group of images.
Structure the description as follows:
Two images side-by-side
or Two images on top of each other
whatever you choose make sure to establish how many images there are and what order they are in.On the left
or On the top
or even In the first image, …