{"id":157,"date":"2023-10-23T14:42:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/?post_type=chapter&p=157"},"modified":"2023-12-13T16:16:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:16:40","slug":"links-how-to-link-to-non-web-content","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-how-to-link-to-non-web-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Links: How to Link to Non-Web Content"},"content":{"raw":"If you want to link to something that isn\u2019t a web page\u2014such as a Word document, Excel file, or PDF\u2014you should include this information in the link text.[footnote]\"Links to non-HTML resources,\" WebAIM, accessed October 23, 2023, https:\/\/webaim.org\/techniques\/hypertext\/hypertext_links#non_html.[\/footnote] This is important because it informs the user what will happen when they click on the link, thus preventing confusion. In addition, a user may decide not to click on a link if they know it\u2019s a certain file type. This typically happens when a user doesn\u2019t have the software needed to open the file or when they know the file type is inaccessible to them.\r\n\r\nExample:\u00a0<\/strong>Impact of CSU's Affordable Learning Initiative [PDF file]<\/a>\r\n\r\nPressbooks allows you to include the type of file. Here is how:\r\n
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  1. Highlight the text to which you want to add a hyperlink.\u00a0 Click on the \u201clink\u201d icon in the tool bar of the Pressbooks editor.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n2. Paste the URL into the dialogue box that pops up\u00a0<\/span>and add the file type in brackets after the URL.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n3. Click the blue and white arrow button to apply.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\"","rendered":"

    If you want to link to something that isn\u2019t a web page\u2014such as a Word document, Excel file, or PDF\u2014you should include this information in the link text.[1]<\/sup><\/a> This is important because it informs the user what will happen when they click on the link, thus preventing confusion. In addition, a user may decide not to click on a link if they know it\u2019s a certain file type. This typically happens when a user doesn\u2019t have the software needed to open the file or when they know the file type is inaccessible to them.<\/p>\n

    Example:\u00a0<\/strong>Impact of CSU’s Affordable Learning Initiative [PDF file]<\/a><\/p>\n

    Pressbooks allows you to include the type of file. Here is how:<\/p>\n

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    1. Highlight the text to which you want to add a hyperlink.\u00a0 Click on the \u201clink\u201d icon in the tool bar of the Pressbooks editor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      2. Paste the URL into the dialogue box that pops up\u00a0and add the file type in brackets after the URL.<\/p>\n

      \"\"<\/p>\n

      3. Click the blue and white arrow button to apply.<\/p>\n

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