{"id":74,"date":"2024-07-12T17:06:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T21:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/?post_type=chapter&p=74"},"modified":"2025-12-08T18:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T23:08:14","slug":"accessible-links","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/a11yondemand\/chapter\/accessible-links\/","title":{"raw":"Accessible Links","rendered":"Accessible Links"},"content":{"raw":"\"\"Accessible links use descriptive hyperlink text in place of bare URLs. Unfortunately, the PowerPoint Check Accessibility tool does not check for accessible links. Write links to ensure they are unique and descriptive and use the Insert Hyperlink<\/strong> tool. Manually review your links to ensure they are unique and descriptive. Use PowerPoint's default link styling of dark cyan (for light slide backgrounds) and underlined text.\r\n

Who benefits from accessible links<\/h2>\r\nEffective link text helps readers locate links and understand their destination and purpose. For users of assistive technology hyperlink text can be used to navigate content efficiently. Bare URLs or links written as \"click here\" or \"read more\" provide less information to everyone and are not useful to assistive technology users for navigation.\r\n\r\nConsider the following demonstration comparing screen reader software reading bare URLS, informative hyperlinks, and useless hyperlinks.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/mediaspace.langara.ca\/media\/t\/0_r43y4m3w\r\n

How to fix it<\/h2>\r\nTo create accessible hyperlinks:\r\n
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  1. Write a brief description of the link destination.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Highlight the text to be linked.\r\n
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    1. In the Mini Toolbar, select\u00a0Link.\r\n\"\"\r\n<\/strong>Or right-click and select Link.\r\n\"\"<\/strong>\r\nOr move to the\u00a0Insert\u00a0<\/strong>tab and select\u00a0Link.\r\n<\/strong>\"\"\r\nOr press\u00a0Control <\/strong>(Command\u00a0<\/strong>on macOS) k.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. In the\u00a0Insert Hyperlink\u00a0<\/strong>window, paste the destination URL in the\u00a0Address:\u00a0<\/strong>field.\r\n\"\"\r\nVerify the\u00a0Text to display<\/strong> field is descriptive text.<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. Select\u00a0Ok.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nYou may have existing presentations that contain bare URLs.\r\n\r\n\"Screenshot\r\n\r\nTo update existing, bare URLS to accessible links:\r\n
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      1. Right-click on the bare URL<\/li>\r\n \t
      2. Select Edit Hyperlink\u2026<\/strong><\/strong>\r\n\"\"<\/li>\r\n \t
      3. In the Text to display<\/strong> field, type a brief description of link destination.\r\n\"\"<\/li>\r\n \t
      4. Click Ok<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
        <\/div>\r\n

        How to prevent it next time<\/h2>\r\nWrite a description of the link destination and hyperlink that text using the instructions above.\r\n\r\nIn instances where slides are to be printed or distributed only<\/strong> in physical format, use a link shortener like bit.ly<\/a> or TinyURL<\/a> to show a shortened URL.\r\n\r\nRead more about accessible links<\/a> in the Accessibility Handbook for Teaching and Learning.\r\n
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        Next<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n

        \r\n\r\nMove to the next page to examine Accessible Fonts<\/strong> or select the next error you want to fix<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

        \"\"Accessible links use descriptive hyperlink text in place of bare URLs. Unfortunately, the PowerPoint Check Accessibility tool does not check for accessible links. Write links to ensure they are unique and descriptive and use the Insert Hyperlink<\/strong> tool. Manually review your links to ensure they are unique and descriptive. Use PowerPoint’s default link styling of dark cyan (for light slide backgrounds) and underlined text.<\/p>\n

        Who benefits from accessible links<\/h2>\n

        Effective link text helps readers locate links and understand their destination and purpose. For users of assistive technology hyperlink text can be used to navigate content efficiently. Bare URLs or links written as “click here” or “read more” provide less information to everyone and are not useful to assistive technology users for navigation.<\/p>\n

        Consider the following demonstration comparing screen reader software reading bare URLS, informative hyperlinks, and useless hyperlinks.<\/p>\n