http://www.googletutor.com/forums/topic/image-alt-text Google forums en-US Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:27:29 +0000 bbpress 1.0-alpha-2 q http://www.googletutor.com/forums/search.php http://www.googletutor.com/forums/topic/image-alt-text/page/3#post-72 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:38:27 +0000 The Tutor 72@http://www.googletutor.com/forums/ <blockquote><p>matching the check boxes with the areas would be to that extent</p></blockquote> <p>If I understand your page setup I'd match the checkbox alt text to the page they are on, and I'd use anchor text and title attribute that matches the sections on the links themselves. </p> http://www.googletutor.com/forums/topic/image-alt-text/page/3#post-67 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:51:45 +0000 footinmouth 67@http://www.googletutor.com/forums/ <p>In this case, the goal would be for the most positive effect on rankings for the page. I'm gonna take a stab and say that matching the check boxes with the areas would be to that extent. Would you say it would then be smart to upload them as separate files, named uniquely as well? </p> http://www.googletutor.com/forums/topic/image-alt-text/page/2#post-56 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:23:56 +0000 The Tutor 56@http://www.googletutor.com/forums/ <p>what is your overall goal? every answer is good depending on the goal. accessibility? usability? rankings? etc. </p> http://www.googletutor.com/forums/topic/image-alt-text/page/2#post-54 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:20:56 +0000 footinmouth 54@http://www.googletutor.com/forums/ <p>On a page there is a set of checklist graphics, and next to it there are links that go in deeper to the site for city information.<br /> My question is, should the alt text for those images reflect the anchor text it corosponds with, describe the image itself, or be left blank? </p>