17 Accessible Hyperlinks in PowerPoint
Four Questions for Accessible Links
When creating accessible hyperlinks within a PowerPoint, you can ask these four questions:
- Are they the only underlined text in your presentation?
- This ensures visual users are immediately able to identify that it is a link.
- Are they descriptive?
- The user should be able to understand the purpose of the link based on the hyperlinked text.
- Are they unique?
- Different links should never use the same formatted text. A common example is the use of “Learn More” several times within a document.
- Have they been left unformatted?
- Links can easily become long and difficult to understand for those using assistive technology.
Note: Emails can be linked using the mailto: function and left whole.
Accessible link examples:
- Visit the McMaster Brand website for resources for McMaster branding.
- Email access@mcmaster.ca with questions about McMaster’s accessibility.
Inaccessible link examples:
- The old McMaster brand guidelines can be found at this link, but should no longer be referenced: https://brand.mcmaster.ca/app/uploads/2019/04/digital-guidelines.pdf