5-Minute Accessibility ChallengeBy: Vanessa Preast, Ph.D., DVM Digital Accessibility & Instructional Specialist Challenge: In one of your PowerPoints, Word documents or Emails, make sure that the text for each link is unique and makes sense without reading surrounding information Why is this important?Clear link text lets everyone know what to expect when clicking on the link. Avoid text such as "click here" or "read more". Also avoid linking URLs, especially long ones. Also, if the link opens in a new window or tab, indicate this in parenthesis within the link, but after the link text. Keep the link text simple, but clear by avoiding unnecessary words. If you will be sharing the information in print, you will need to include the URL so that the audience can find the address. In this case you have two options.
Examples of poor and improved link text:
InstructionsTo change the text for an existing link within Outlook, Word, or PowerPoint
To add a new link with clear language within Outlook, Word, or PowerPoint
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