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From: Don Hinshaw
Date: May 16, 2005 1:56PM

Hi there,
I am coding Help (how to use this site) pages and have been asked to incorporate screenshots to illustrate the points being made in the text.
I am struggling with the best way to present them, or rather augment them so that the pages are actually *Helpful*.
I am thinking it might just be a matter of ensuring that the copy can stand on its own if a user cannot see the screenshots.
Any thoughts on this, or good examples?
I notice that the WebAIM Dreamweaver pages use screenshots with ALT text and nothing more.

Thanks,
Don

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Don Hinshaw
Hinshaw Design Group
http://www.hinshawdesign.com