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Creating Images 3

A client using Internet Explorer 6 says that he

can see the alternate text when he mouses over

the image. Why is this?

Older versions of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser

displayed image alternate text as a tool tip. This was

never a part of the official specification for browsers,

so no other browser did it. Microsoft discontinued the

practice in the newer versions of IE.

How do blind users surf the Web?

Blind users rely on software called screen readers,

which read aloud everything on the screen. Screen

readers read the alternate text descriptions of

images on your page as your blind user navigates

around the document.

When viewed in a browser, the
page should not appear any
differently than it did before.
Alternate text is provided for
people with disabilities, and
does not affect the way the
page displays.

3 Type =”?”, replacing? with
a description of the image.

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