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Re: Best way to set up links to documents

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From: Karlen Communications
Date: Oct 3, 2008 12:40PM

I apologize for my "soapbox."
One of the serious issues with this approach is that when I get a list of
links, they look like this:

MS Word File
PDF file
MS Word file
PDF file
MS Word file
PDF file

I can't tell which document is which from this type of linking. I literally
have to read entire pages of information and navigate through text and links
to find the one document...in this case the one form I need. It simply takes
too much time and I usually send a post asking someone to send me what I
want...it takes less time than trying to figure it out.

In the cases where the link is simply:

Word
PDF
Word
PDF

I have concerns about the ability of people with motor disabilities being
able to target the small link.

For me not including context is the same as having:

Click
more
Here
Click here

I know it is redundant but including the name of the document in a link to a
specific file format really helps in ensuring I open or download the right
document...and don't waste time

Cheers, Karen