{"id":51,"date":"2018-06-11T16:16:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T16:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links\/"},"modified":"2024-01-12T21:46:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T21:46:06","slug":"links","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links\/","title":{"rendered":"Links"},"content":{"raw":"In this section, we review how to add accessible links to content. Links include weblinks, links between different chapters of a book, links within a chapter, and links to attached files.\r\n<h1>What are links?<\/h1>\r\nA link (also called a hyperlink) is found in a file, document, or web page that redirects the reader to additional information found in another online location such as a new web page; links are typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen.\r\n\r\n<strong>File types used: <\/strong>HTML, PDF, DOCX, XLS\r\n<h1>Why are you including the links you have selected?<\/h1>\r\nGenerally, links are included within content to point the user to additional information that is available at another location.\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\">For a detailed description on how to link to material in Pressbooks, see <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pressbooks\/chapter\/hyperlink-material\/\">Hyperlink Material<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pressbooks\/\"><em>Pressbooks Guide<\/em><\/a>.<\/div>\r\n<h1>Who are you doing this for?<\/h1>\r\nAccessible links support students who:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Have a physical disability<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Have a form of cognitive disability<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Are deaf or hard of hearing<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Are blind or have low vision<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h1>What do you need to do?<\/h1>\r\nLinks can be helpful. But, like other non-text elements, they must be assessed for how students with a range of challenges can and will access them. Understanding and attending to these needs through descriptive text, proper link opening, and\u2014when needed\u2014a web address will ensure that all students can benefit.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-how-to-create-descriptive-links\/\">Links: How to Create Descriptive Links<\/a> [footnote]https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-how-to-create-descriptive-links\/[\/footnote]<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-how-to-link-to-non-web-content\/\">Links: How to Link to Non-Web Content<\/a> https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-how-to-link-to-non-web-content\/<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-new-tabs-windows\/\">Links: New Tabs\/Windows<\/a> https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-new-tabs-windows\/<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-in-reference-lists\/\">Links: in Reference Lists<\/a> https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-in-reference-lists\/<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-how-to-provide-web-addresses-in-print-copies\/\">Links: How to Provide Web Addresses in Print Copies<\/a> https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-how-to-provide-web-addresses-in-print-copies\/<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nFor more information on how to edit the Custom Styles for your book, check out the chapter in the <em>Pressbooks User Guide<\/em> on <a href=\"https:\/\/guide.pressbooks.com\/chapter\/customizing-your-exports-with-custom-styles\/\">Customizing your Exports with Custom Styles<\/a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>In this section, we review how to add accessible links to content. Links include weblinks, links between different chapters of a book, links within a chapter, and links to attached files.<\/p>\n<h1>What are links?<\/h1>\n<p>A link (also called a hyperlink) is found in a file, document, or web page that redirects the reader to additional information found in another online location such as a new web page; links are typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or image on the screen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>File types used: <\/strong>HTML, PDF, DOCX, XLS<\/p>\n<h1>Why are you including the links you have selected?<\/h1>\n<p>Generally, links are included within content to point the user to additional information that is available at another location.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center\">For a detailed description on how to link to material in Pressbooks, see <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pressbooks\/chapter\/hyperlink-material\/\">Hyperlink Material<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/pressbooks\/\"><em>Pressbooks Guide<\/em><\/a>.<\/div>\n<h1>Who are you doing this for?<\/h1>\n<p>Accessible links support students who:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have a physical disability<\/li>\n<li>Have a form of cognitive disability<\/li>\n<li>Are deaf or hard of hearing<\/li>\n<li>Are blind or have low vision<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>What do you need to do?<\/h1>\n<p>Links can be helpful. But, like other non-text elements, they must be assessed for how students with a range of challenges can and will access them. Understanding and attending to these needs through descriptive text, proper link opening, and\u2014when needed\u2014a web address will ensure that all students can benefit.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-how-to-create-descriptive-links\/\">Links: How to Create Descriptive Links<\/a> <a class=\"footnote\" title=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-how-to-create-descriptive-links\/\" id=\"return-footnote-51-1\" href=\"#footnote-51-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-how-to-link-to-non-web-content\/\">Links: How to Link to Non-Web Content<\/a> https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-how-to-link-to-non-web-content\/<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-new-tabs-windows\/\">Links: New Tabs\/Windows<\/a> https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-new-tabs-windows\/<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-in-reference-lists\/\">Links: in Reference Lists<\/a> https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-in-reference-lists\/<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-how-to-provide-web-addresses-in-print-copies\/\">Links: How to Provide Web Addresses in Print Copies<\/a> https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-how-to-provide-web-addresses-in-print-copies\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information on how to edit the Custom Styles for your book, check out the chapter in the <em>Pressbooks User Guide<\/em> on <a href=\"https:\/\/guide.pressbooks.com\/chapter\/customizing-your-exports-with-custom-styles\/\">Customizing your Exports with Custom Styles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-51-1\">https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/links-how-to-create-descriptive-links\/ <a href=\"#return-footnote-51-1\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 1\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":7,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-51","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":33,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/51","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\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":300,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/51\/revisions\/300"}],"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\/51\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=51"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=51"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/accessibilitytoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}