Working with Hyperlinks

Hyperlinks are one of the most useful tools in online courses. Instructors can point students to supplementary resources, including text, video, and animations. To improve the accessibility of hyperlinks in their materials, instructors should adopt these strategies:

• Avoid text such as "click here" as it may be unclear what link will be found
  • Replace, "To see the video click here" with "This video demonstrates the Colour Contrast Analyzer."
• Avoid having hyperlinks open in new browser tabs. (It is difficult to navigate tabs without using a mouse or other pointing device.)
• When adding hyperlinks to Microsoft Office files, add a screen tip
  • Right-click or control-click the hyperlink, then click "Edit Hyperlink"
  • Click the "Screen tip" button, then add meaningful text (the title of the linked site is a good choice)