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Visitors who use screen reading software can adjust their software to read only the links on a page. Links need to provide enough information when read out of context. Use a more descriptive phrase than "click here" as a link or next to a graphic used as a link.

  • For example:

    For an example of a poorly-named link,
    
    <A HREF="click-here.htm">Click here</A>.

    will present:

    "For an example of a poorly-named link, Click here."
    with "Click here" as the link name. Out of context, the user will have no idea where the link will go.

  • However,

    <A HREF="click-here.htm">A descriptive link name.</A>

    will display "A descriptive link name." as the link text.

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