diff --git a/Guide to Mastodon.pdf b/Guide to Mastodon.pdf index fbb65c3..281fcf1 100644 Binary files a/Guide to Mastodon.pdf and b/Guide to Mastodon.pdf differ diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index dc23480..a7005a2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -328,6 +328,8 @@ You'll notice that if you have both an image and a CW on a toot, the "Sensitive When you attach an image, you'll see "Edit" (plus a pencil icon) at the top right of the image. Clicking this will pop up a dialog box that lets you determine what part of the image should show in the preview; it also allows you to set alt-text for the image, which people can read if they mouse over the text, and which screen-readers (such as for the visually-impaired) can read instead of just saying "embedded image". +For images that are largely text (for example, a screenshot of a Tumblr post), Mastodon has built-in optical character recognition (OCR) and can often transcribe the image for you, although you should probably double-check the transcription to make sure it's accurate. If, for some reason, your instance's OCR isn't working, you can use an online tool like [Online OCR](https://www.onlineocr.net) to transcribe your image. And if all else fails, there are OCRBots on the fediverse that will reply to your post with a transcription if you @mention them. + Text in the description box has its own character limit of 1,500 characters; it **does not** count against the character limit for your toot! ## Why should I add a caption to my picture?