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Re: regestering a site using Alt labels From yoni on 8 Sept '99 replying to Re: regestering a site using Alt labels posted by Frank >>Does anyone know whether a search engine will pick up the Alt label text underneath a gif, or don't search engines look there? > >Please for the stupid amongst us what are ALT TAGS ??? > these are text labels which appear before the gif/jpg downloads. They are useful in case the picture fails to appear, or to give the viewer an idea of what is coming eg. "Picture of Bart simpson" text appears, then the picture actually appears.

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>>>Does anyone know whether a search engine will pick up the Alt label text underneath a gif, or don't search engines look there? >> >>Please for the stupid amongst us what are ALT TAGS ??? >> > >these are text labels which appear before the gif/jpg downloads. >They are useful in case the picture fails to appear, or to give the >viewer an idea of what is coming eg. "Picture of Bart simpson" text >appears, then the picture actually appears.