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Deborah Schroeder
Senior Instructional Support Specialist
Office of Instructional Services and Support

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From an accessibility standpoint

, a basic tenet for creating link text is to ensure that it is meaningful. Readers need to understand what the link points to, and the link itself needs to make sense to them. A typical method for adding a link to a file is to copy a URL from the location bar of a browser and simply paste it where you want it in your document—and many programs, such as Microsoft Word, recognize certain text as a URL and automatically convert it to a link with the URL as the link text. The URLs, though important in and of themselves, become an afterthought in how they are presented to readers. In this article, we'll review the standards and best practices for developing effective link text so that the links you put in your Web-based documents are accessible and easy to understand.

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I have been with UMUC for over 19 years. I currently reside with the Center for Support of Instruction (CSI) as a Senior Instructional Support Specialist.

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