{"id":159,"date":"2023-10-23T14:43:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=159"},"modified":"2024-01-12T21:52:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T21:52:31","slug":"links-new-tabs-windows","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-new-tabs-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Links: New Tabs\/Windows"},"content":{"raw":"The default setting for links in Pressbooks is that they not open in a new window or tab. This is the preferred behavior, since a new window, opening unexpectedly, can be disorienting for people. This is especially true for individuals who have difficulty perceiving visual content.[footnote]\"G200: Opening new windows and tabs from a link only when necessary,\" accessed October 23, 2023, W3C, http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/2014\/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20140916\/G200.[\/footnote]\r\n\r\nHowever, if a link must open in a new window or tab, the best practice is to include a textual reference.[footnote]Penn State, \"Links on a Web Page,\" Accessibility, accessed October 23, 2023, http:\/\/accessibility.psu.edu\/linkshtml.[\/footnote]\r\n\r\n<strong>Example<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/library.csuohio.edu\/affordable-learning\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Affordable Learning at Cleveland State University [New Tab]<\/a>\u00a0is available online.\r\n\r\nPressbooks allows you to edit whether or not a link opens in a new tab. Here is how:\r\n\r\nClick on the link and select the PENCIL icon (edit).\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Select the GEAR icon (link options).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Check (or uncheck) the \u201cOpen link in a new tab\u201d box. Click \u201cSave\u201d or \u201cAdd Link.\u201d<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>The default setting for links in Pressbooks is that they not open in a new window or tab. This is the preferred behavior, since a new window, opening unexpectedly, can be disorienting for people. This is especially true for individuals who have difficulty perceiving visual content.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"&quot;G200: Opening new windows and tabs from a link only when necessary,&quot; accessed October 23, 2023, W3C, http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/2014\/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20140916\/G200.\" id=\"return-footnote-159-1\" href=\"#footnote-159-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, if a link must open in a new window or tab, the best practice is to include a textual reference.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Penn State, &quot;Links on a Web Page,&quot; Accessibility, accessed October 23, 2023, http:\/\/accessibility.psu.edu\/linkshtml.\" id=\"return-footnote-159-2\" href=\"#footnote-159-2\" aria-label=\"Footnote 2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/library.csuohio.edu\/affordable-learning\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Affordable Learning at Cleveland State University [New Tab]<\/a>\u00a0is available online.<\/p>\n<p>Pressbooks allows you to edit whether or not a link opens in a new tab. Here is how:<\/p>\n<p>Click on the link and select the PENCIL icon (edit).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the GEAR icon (link options).<\/li>\n<li>Check (or uncheck) the \u201cOpen link in a new tab\u201d box. Click \u201cSave\u201d or \u201cAdd Link.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-159-1\">\"G200: Opening new windows and tabs from a link only when necessary,\" accessed October 23, 2023, W3C, http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/2014\/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20140916\/G200. <a href=\"#return-footnote-159-1\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 1\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-159-2\">Penn State, \"Links on a Web Page,\" Accessibility, accessed October 23, 2023, http:\/\/accessibility.psu.edu\/linkshtml. <a href=\"#return-footnote-159-2\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 2\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":3,"menu_order":9,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-159","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":33,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":170,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/159\/revisions\/170"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/33"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/159\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=159"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=159"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}