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Re: Gmail photo alts

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From: Kevin Chao
Date: Aug 28, 2016 6:39PM

Unfortunately, it's not possible to add alt text to images via Gmail.

On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 1:25 PM L Snider < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Oh and I can't link to these photos with a URL, they must be in the body of
> the email (I know you can do a URL with an alt for a signature image). I
> don't think one can alt these, but I wanted to triple check.
>
> Cheers
>
> Lisa
>
> On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 3:23 PM, L Snider < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I am putting two photos in a gmail email message, inline and not as
> > attachments. I have looked everywhere and can't see where I can add an
> alt
> > for them. Anyone know?
> >
> > I have tried everything, but can't get it to work.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Lisa
> >
> > > > >