Nested Alternate Text

This error shows there are incorrectly "nested" alternate text elements within the document. Screen readers do not read alternate text for nested elements, therefore, you will need to "un" nest the elements.

View a short Nested Alternate Text tutorial from YouTube

To fix these error elements:

  1. Right-click on the error element, select "Show in Tags Panel".
  2. The Tags panel will show the element highlighted in gray indicating the error.
  3. Expand the element.
  4. Nested items that do not pertain to text, images, formatting, etc. can just be deleted.
  5. All other items must be moved out of the tag in which they were housed (the expanded tag).
  6. Right-click on the now empty tag (cannot be expanded because there are no longer items "nested" in it) and select "Delete Tag".
  7. Right-click on the "Alternate Text" error heading and select "Check Again". Only unresolved errors will show.

Example 1 - Single nested item (tag)

 Nested Tags Example 1

In this example, the "Path" is nested within "<Span>". To un-nest this:

  1. Click on "Path".
  2. Drag under "<LBody>" and drop.
  3. The "<Span>" will now be empty and should be deleted.