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How can I make my links and text anchors accessible in Adobe InDesign?

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  1. Select your text and right click it. In the dropdown menu, click Hyperlink, then New Hyperlink.

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  2. The New Hyperlink box has appeared and gives you several options to choose from.

  3. To create a link to a web URL, be sure that “Link to: URL” is selected. Then type in the full URL.

  4. Click the Accessibility Button and type in an Alt text of 150 characters or less describing the link.

    New Hyperlink Box with Link to dropdown menu set as URL. Accessibility Tab is open with alt text inside.Image RemovedA full link to campus life has been created. The link is blue and underlined.Image RemovedNew Hyperlink Box with Link to dropdown menu set as URL. Accessibility Tab is open with alt text inside.Image AddedAccessible Link to SUNY Fredonia Campus Life EventsImage Added

Section 6.2: Creating Text Anchors

  1. Go to the Main Menu and click the Windows Tab. In the drop-down menu click Interactive, then Hyperlinks.

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  2. The Hyperlink Panel is now available. Now you want to select the text you want as an anchor.

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  3. Go to the Hyperlink Panel and click Options. From the menu, click New Hyperlink Destination.

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  4. Name the destination in the Name Box.

  5. To link the text anchor, select the text you want to link, right click and choose Hyperlinks then New Hyperlink. When the box opens, click the Link To: dropdown menu. Choose the destination.

    A new hyperlink for George Washington has been created. The style is set to Hyperlink.Image RemovedA new hyperlink appears in the George Washington text.Image RemovedA new hyperlink for George Washington has been created. The style is set to Hyperlink.Image AddedA new hyperlink with SUNY Fredonia Campus Life Events as the descriptive text for the link. The link is blue and underlined.Image Added

Section 6.3: Metadata

At a minimum, you must add a document title to the metadata in the InDesign document. The document title will carry over to other formats, such as PDF, EPUB, and HTML. InDesign allows you to add many other types of metadata, but none of the others are particularly relevant to accessibility.

To add a document title to the metadata, go to the File > Tab. Then File Info, then type the title into the "Document Title" field.

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