Web Design

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CHAPTER

Creating a Page Visually in Dreamweaver 8

The Image Tag Accessibility
Attributes dialog box
appears.

8 Type a description of the
image in the Alternate Text
box.

9 Click OK.

● The image is inserted into

the page.

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TIPS

Do I need to provide alternate text for every

image?

Screen readers — devices used by blind users — read

the alternate text when they encounter images on

Web pages, so you should always provide descriptive

text for every image you insert.

Can I resize an image in Dreamweaver?

Yes, you can enter a new width and height in the

Properties panel. Be aware, however, that this

merely adds HTML code to change the size, and is

not as effective as using an image-editing tool for

resizing.