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Type over images that is engine readable.
Old 03-22-2006, 04:06 PM Type over images that is engine readable.
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Most of the pages on my site are images, usually generated in Photo Shop. These images have Photo Shop text included in the image but since it is an image, the text is not readable by the engines, which (I think) makes my site appear to the engines as being short on content. Does it? Yes? No?
Is there away to place the text (HTML file?) over the image so that it is engine readable WITHOUT saving as separate layers or as a GIF file--which causes my images to lose quality?
I have tried saving the image as a background, but then it brakes up into a bunch of images Not good?
Maybe this not even possible, but if it is, please tell me how.
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Old 03-22-2006, 05:15 PM Re: Type over images that is engine readable.
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"which (I think) makes my site appear to the engines as being short on content. Does it? Yes? No? "

I suppose it does a bit, but if youre visitors can read it I dont seewhere this is a problem.

"Is there away to place the text (HTML file?) over the image so that it is engine readable WITHOUT saving as separate layers or as a GIF file--which causes my images to lose quality?"

Yep. Very easy. DIV layers will solve the problem. type <div> and it is a layer, then close with </div>. Positioning is an important aspect though, so you may wanna read the tutorial I am posting below to learn a bit more.

http://www.htmlite.com/SD008.php <--Tutorial there.
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Old 03-22-2006, 06:59 PM Re: Type over images that is engine readable.
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I suppose it does a bit, but if youre visitors can read it I dont seewhere this is a problem.
It is a problem as SEs indexers can't "see" images.

put the image as a background but use no-repeat to just show one
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Old 03-23-2006, 02:16 AM Re: Type over images that is engine readable.
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Folks, thanks for all your advice.
As I said, my main concern is that with all these images, the engines may not think I am "content rich." Maybe I am being overly concerned because throughout the site there IS a bit of text.
Actually, I hope I am being overly conerned--would save me a bunch of head aches.
Your frank thoughts please.
Below is a link to just one of such pages so you will see what I am driving at. Note that I do not always use that transparent square on which to place type. Sometimes I just over-write the picture--if the background is not too busy.
Also, I usually always use ALT tags, but you will see that in this case I neglected to do so, but I will.
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