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TECHNICAL-WRITING5 MIN READ

Alt Text That Teaches the Scene

Write image support text that preserves task comprehension without duplicating or hiding the instruction.

Samira needs the migration guide image to be useful for sighted and non-visual readers without baking instruction into the image. Technical writer reviewing a migration guide on a laptop, large blurred screenshot placeholder dominating the page, empty caption area below it, clean white desk, cool gray wall, no visible writing, no text, words, letters, numerals, logos. Before: the guide depends on a large screenshot, but the surrounding written support is generic and does not explain the relevant state. Before: the image looks polished, but support text is generic. https://oylytksvdaqzqcpcfhxp.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/omie-images/nugget-scenes/c7e4ec18-11ca-4a1d-b4db-c6bc3cb64ecb-1.png Technical writer revising the same migration guide, balanced page layout with…

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