How to Remove the Alt Text From a Shape in PowerPoint

Quick summary

This tutorial shows how to remove alt text from a shape in PowerPoint using the Shape Format menu and the Alt Text panel. It is a quick accessibility cleanup task that takes under a minute to complete.

Steps

1. Inside the slide canvas of your PowerPoint presentation, find and select the shape you want to edit.
2. Go to the top menu bar and click Shape Format.
3. Click the Alt Text option in the Shape Format ribbon.
4. In the right-hand panel, delete the existing alt text from the field.
5. The alt text from the selected shape in your PowerPoint presentation will be removed.