Suppose, however, that someone comes to this page with their browser configured in a way so that images are not downloaded with the rest of the file in which they appear. How does this page appear, given that the alt attribute is missing? Let's try it! Let's see what this page looks like without the alt attribute given:

Microsoft Internet Explorer

• On the menu bar, choose Tools
• in the drop-down menu, choose Internet Options;
• in the Internet Options dialog box, select the Advanced tab
• scroll down to the Multimedia section and uncheck Show Pictures
• click OK
• View a page with images, all of which are specified without the alt attribute

Netscape Communicator or Navigator

• On the menu bar, choose Edit
• in the drop-down menu, choose Preferences;
• in the Preferences dialog box, select Advanced in the white pane on the left
• uncheck Automatically load images
• click OK
• View a page with images, all of which are specified without the alt attribute