ALT Tags are invisible descriptions of images which are read aloud to blind users on a screen reader or are used if someone has images turned off on their browser.

It is text used to describe an image for the visually impaired (or if the image can’t be displayed/turned off in the browser). Good for screen readers (software – text to speech or braille – allows visually impaired people to use a computer). Describe the image and keep it brief.

There are two ways that a screen reader can provide feedback to the user: –Speech (text to speech TTS) –Braille.

Using ALT Alt attributes should always go inside image tags e.g. If you’re not sure what text to add, imagine you are describing the image to someone over the phone.

start with alt= For example, the attribute alt=“x-ray view of spacelab 1 in columbia’s cargo bay" hovering the pointer over an image containing an alt attribute will cause the alt text to appear.

Using Alt Text in Frontpage: Right click on an image Picture properties General Text – type in the text you want to show when you hover over the image