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RE: questions about accessible pdfs

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From: julian.rickards@ndm.gov.on.ca
Date: Mar 1, 2004 1:30PM

Actually, I realized that the web page itself states that the documents
below are PDF documents so additional information may not be necessary.
However, that is a good suggestion and I will keep in in mind for other
instances where we post PDF documents.

Jules

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Julian Rickards
Digital Publications Distribution Coordinator
Publications Services Section
Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
Phone: (705) 670-5608
Fax: (705) 670-5690


> -----Original Message-----
> From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]

> Julian,
> How about just including "PDF" in the link text so it is read
> as part of the link, e.g., <a
> href="directions.pdf">Directions and map (PDF)</a>? You could
> include the PDF icon as a way of reinforcing the PDF-ness of
> the link, but not as the primary way of telling users that
> the link is a PDF.


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