Inserting images beautifies your Web pages,
but the images cannot be displayed by visitors
to your Web site who are not set up to display
GIF or JPEG images. An explanation added
to an image enables those who cannot view
it to still understand its content. It is
good etiquette to add an explanation to each
of your images.
Tip |
Image explanations are needed in instances
such as:
- If a Web browser that does not support the
viewing of images is used.
- If reading images is not set, to speed up
the line.
- If a visually handicapped person is visiting
your site.
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Related HTML tags |
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There is no limit to the number of characters
you can use for the explanation, which is
called alternate text.
- Click the target image using the right mouse
button, and select Attributes from the pop-up menu to display the Attribute dialog box.
- Enter the explanation for the image in Alternate Text and click the OK button. (The appearance of the image does
not change, but an explanation of the image
is added to the HTML source.)
To check whether the explanations for all
the images used on the Web page being edited
have been entered correctly:
- Select URL Editor from the Tool menu to open the URL Editor, which checks
alternate text added to your images and links.
- Click the Image button to display all the images used on
the Web page being edited. The alternate
text for each image is displayed in Text. If there is an image with no alternate
text, the message '** No Alternate Text **'
is displayed in Text.
- Click an image with no alternate text. The
file name of the image appears in the URL field.
- Type the explanation of the image in a field
beside Alternate Text.

- Click the Update button to update the information. Click
the OK button to close the URL Editor.
Note |
Remember to add alternate text to images
with links, because Web browsers that do
not display images enable readers to jump
using the alternate text.
To check the alternate text only for linked
images, select the Linked Image button instead of the Image button in the URL Editor.
[Ref.] "Setting a link to an image" |