Go to File > Check Document, or Window > Check Document. You can also use this while exporting your document.
Last updated on
Nov 10, 2026
Learn how to use Check Document to find missing alt text and table summaries, inconsistent terminology, and grammar issues in Adobe InDesign.
Missing alt text, missing table summaries, inconsistent terminology, and grammar issues often go unnoticed until after you export, when they're harder to catch and fix. Check Document reviews your document for all of them, right from a single panel, so you can catch them before you export instead. Run it anytime, or let it check automatically as part of your export workflow.
Note
This feature is only available in English (International) and English (North America).
Scan your document with Check Document
Select Start Scan in the Check Document panel to view suggestions.
In the View options, select All, Accessibility (shows missing table summaries and missing alt text), or Copy Suggestions (shows inconsistent terminology and grammar issues), to view specific categories.
Review the top three flagged instances and select See <number> more if there are additional instances. Each card groups instances of one category.
Select an instance to go to its location in the document.
Select the Rescan icon to scan the document again.
Keep terminology consistent
Check Document flags inconsistencies in formatting and terminology, such as a date written as '07/12/2026' in one place and 'July 12, 2026' in another, units switching between '10 km' and '10 kilometers,' URLs between 'www.adobe.com' and 'https://www.adobe.com,' or spelling between 'color' and 'colour.' It recommends a single format to use consistently throughout your document.
Go to File > Check Document, or Window > Check Document.
Select a card to find inconsistent format for date, time, URL, phone, etc. You’ll view the different suggestions to improve the document.
Select an option from the suggestions to apply it throughout the document, or select the close icon to close the panel without applying suggestions. Instances matching the format are grayed out and not available for selection.
Repeat until all instances are resolved, or select Fix all.
Review grammar suggestions
Go to File > Check Document, or Window > Check Document.
Select a flagged instance to go to its location in the document.
Select the suggested correction to apply it and move to the next instance, or select the close icon to close the panel without applying suggestions. Each instance shows exactly one suggested correction.
Repeat until all instances are resolved, or select Fix all.
Add alt text to images
Alt Text helps assistive technologies describe images to readers. Check Document flags images that don't yet have alt text.
Go to File > Check Document, or Window > Check Document.
Select an image from the MISSING ALT TEXT card. The document pans to the image.
Select Generate to view the generated alt text.
In the ALT TEXT dialog box, select Add to accept the suggestion or the close icon to close the panel without applying the suggestion. You can also select the Report icon to report inappropriate or incorrect text, or Regenerate icon to get a new suggestion.
A. MISSING ALT TEXT card B. Selected image file C. ALT TEXT dialog with the generated text D. Image in the layout
Repeat until every instance is resolved or select Fix all.
Add a table summary using the Check Document panel
Go to File > Check Document, or Window > Check Document.
Select an entry from the Missing Table Summary card of the Check Document panel. You’ll view the table in the document.
Select Generate to view the generated table summary.
In the TABLE SUMMARY dialog box, select Add to accept the suggestion or the close icon to close the panel without applying the suggestion. You can also select the Report icon to report inappropriate or incorrect text, or Regenerate icon to get a new suggestion.
A. MISSING TABLE SUMMARY card B. Table selected from the alert C. TABLE SUMMARY dialog with the generated summary D. Table in the layout
Repeat until every instance is resolved or select Fix all.
Select any cell in a table, then select Table > Table Options > Summary.
Select Generate Table Summary .
Edit the generated text if needed, or select the Regenerate icon.
Credit consumption
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Check Document options |
Creative Cloud Standard |
Creative Cloud Pro |
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Scanning or detection of issues |
Free |
Free |
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Grammar |
Free |
Free |
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Copy Inconsistency |
1 Credit per card |
1 Credit per card |
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Alt Text |
1 Credit per image |
Free |
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Table Summary |
1 Credit per generation or regeneration |
1 Credit per generation or regeneration |
Rate and share feedback on suggestions
We welcome your feedback to help improve the feature.
Select a suggestion card to make it active.
Select thumbs up or thumbs down in the card to rate the suggestion. You can also select Give Feedback at the end of the Check Document panel or select the panel menu icon, and then select Give Feedback.
In the dialog that opens, select a rating from Very dissatisfied to Very satisfied.
In the Kindly explain your rating text box, enter more details about your experience.
To let Adobe follow up, select Adobe may contact me to discuss my feedback, and then enter your email address in the Enter Email Address field.
Select Submit.
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