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Alt text can only be added through the desktop version of Meta Business Suite. There is no alt text field in the mobile app. Meta Business Suite is only available for Facebook pages and Instagram professional accounts. It cannot be used for personal Facebook profiles or Instagram accounts.
How to add alt text through the desktop version of Meta Business Suite:
Please note that many users have reported a glitch where they write alt text for posts in Meta Business Suite, but the image descriptions do not ship with the published posts. Make sure to double-check any posts published via Meta Business Suite to avoid this issue.
It is not currently possible to edit alt text through Meta Business Suite after publishing a post. If an image's alt text needs to be updated, edit the alt text through Facebook or Instagram.
Meta Business Suite does not currently have a setting that allows users to view a published post's alt text.
It is not currently possible to add alt text to images in the Meta Business Suite mobile app. Images for new posts will need to be uploaded with alt text through the desktop version of the platform.
It is not currently possible to edit alt text through Meta Business Suite after publishing a post. If an image's alt text needs to be updated, edit the alt text through Facebook or Instagram.
Meta Business Suite does not currently have a setting that allows users to view a published post's alt text.
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