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Reply to me or send me a DM and I'll try to help if I can, or put you in touch with someone else who can help.
Don't worry if a question seems silly or obvious! The idea of this account is to especially help new people.
@feditips Assuming I can upload a photo, how do I add an ALT?
It depends what you're using to access Mastodon.
If you're on the website, after the image is attached click the "edit" button on the image itself, you'll be able to add the caption there.
On apps, you can either click directly on the attached image or click on "caption" or "edit" or something similar.
In all these cases, writing the alt text happens before you publish. However, if you forget to add it you can always edit the post and add it in later.
@feditips
A Samsung something running Android, via an app from the PlayStore. Is there a upload size limit for the image?
There are default limits, but servers may change them to be higher or lower.
The default size limits are:
- 8 megabytes per photo (either still or animated)
- 40 megabytes per video
- 40 megabytes per audio
There are no length limits on audio or video, they just have to fit within the file size limit.
@feditips
Thanks. Will have to measure the photos but exceeding size seems simplest explanation.