Hyperlinks

Posted on Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

Hyperlinks are often scanned or searched for by screen reader users. It is important to make sure that these links make sense without their surrounding content. For example, a link should say “Tuesday ToolTip for the week of March 10th.” rather than “Tuesday ToolTip for the week of March 10th. Click here.” The phrase “click here” will not make any sense when read out of context.

When copying and pasting a link into Word, it is automatically recognized as a link to an outside source. To edit the way in which a link is displayed, and read by a screen reader, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click (control-click if on Mac) the url and select “Hyperlink”
  2. Select “Edit Hyperlink”
  3. The new dialog box that appears will allow you to give a more descriptive name for the provided link.
Screenshot of hyperlinks window in Microsoft Word 2010

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