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From: Karlen Communications
Date: Sep 13, 2010 8:21AM

I do add Alt text for images in my Outlook messages but since many screen
readers can't find it, I also add a caption to my images. I can do this in
Outlook 2007 or 2010.

I do get a lot of HTML based messages with no Alt Text or Alt Text my screen
reader can't find. I just delete those if most of the content is in an
image/lot of advertising or newsletters.

I do look for content in a text based form but more and more HTML based
messages are image-only. I would support information available in text
format as well as the images.

Cheers, Karen

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[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Ritz, Courtney L.
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Sent: September-13-10 10:04 AM
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Subject: [WebAIM] Images in HTML e-mails

Hi,

I myself do not create e-mails with images in them, but many folksin my
organization do.
I have found instructions for adding ALT text to images in MS Word, and it
is my understanding that they should carry over to an HTML e-mail with no
problem. But it is also my understanding that Outlook 2007 does not display
the ALT text for those images.

Any pointers that you'd recommend I pass along to those who insist on using
images in their e-mails? Our issue right now is that people are sending out
official announcements via e-mail and some of the actual content is in the
images, which is why the ALT text is so important. In the interim, I'm
suggesting that they make sure that any content essential to the
announcement be directly in the text content and not in the images, until we
figure out what to do with them.

Thanks so much!

Courtney