{"id":137,"date":"2018-03-08T18:43:28","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T18:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/oersourcebook\/chapter\/link-settings\/"},"modified":"2019-12-03T15:10:51","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T15:10:51","slug":"link-settings","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/oersourcebook\/chapter\/link-settings\/","title":{"raw":"Customizing link settings","rendered":"Customizing link settings"},"content":{"raw":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\nSome instructors who are embedding Pressbooks content into other contexts (Canvas, etc.) prefer to customize individual link settings in their text. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/weblinks\/\"><em>BC Open Textbook Accessibility Toolkit\u00a0<\/em><\/a> provides suggestions for creating link settings according to universal design principles:\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<h4 class=\"sctxt\">Accessibility Suggestions for New Tabs\/Windows<\/h4>\n<p class=\"sctxt\">In general, it is better if weblinks do<span>\u00a0<\/span>not<span>\u00a0<\/span>open new windows and tabs since they can be disorienting for people, especially people who have difficulty perceiving visual content.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/2014\/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20140916\/G200\" id=\"return-footnote-34-2\" href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/weblinks\/#footnote-34-2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sctxt\">However, if a link must open in a new window, it is best practice to include a textual reference.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li class=\"sctxt\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">For example<\/span>:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information on the BC Open Textbook Project [New Window]<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>is available online.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"http:\/\/accessibility.psu.edu\/linkshtml\" id=\"return-footnote-34-3\" href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/weblinks\/#footnote-34-3\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\nIf all of the links in a text open new tabs or windows by default, instructors may choose to provide a statement to this effect in their book or on Canvas.\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Walkthrough<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1: Click on the link editing icon (pencil)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/wisc.pb.unizin.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/03\/link-settings-step-one-click-pencil-icon-edit.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2018\/02\/link-settings-step-one-click-pencil-icon-edit.png\" alt=\"screenshot of link options that appear if you click on an existing hyperlink\" width=\"1660\" height=\"432\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-134 size-full\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3>Step 2: Link options (gear icon)<a href=\"https:\/\/wisc.pb.unizin.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/03\/link-settings-step-3-click-new-tab-option.png\">\n<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wisc.pb.unizin.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/03\/link-settings-step-2-click-gear-icon-link-options.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-2-click-gear-icon-link-options.png\" alt=\"screenshot of editing dropdown for links - features gear icon to access link settings\" width=\"1658\" height=\"468\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-135 size-full\"><\/a>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3>Step 3: Select \"new tab\" option<\/h3>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wisc.pb.unizin.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/03\/link-settings-step-3-click-new-tab-option.png\"><img src=\"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-3-click-new-tab-option.png\" alt=\"link settings viewer - features checkbox to open link in new tab\" width=\"910\" height=\"260\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-136 size-full\"><\/a><\/div>\n&nbsp;\n<h3>Attributions:<\/h3>\nThis chapter features content from the\u00a0<span><em><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/\">B.C. Open Textbook Accessibility Toolkit<\/a> <\/em>composed by\u00a0Amanda Coolidge, Sue Doner, and Tara Robertson. (2015). British Columbia: BCcampus. You are welcome to download this book for free at http:\/\/open.bccampus.ca<\/span>","rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Some instructors who are embedding Pressbooks content into other contexts (Canvas, etc.) prefer to customize individual link settings in their text. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/weblinks\/\"><em>BC Open Textbook Accessibility Toolkit\u00a0<\/em><\/a> provides suggestions for creating link settings according to universal design principles:<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<h4 class=\"sctxt\">Accessibility Suggestions for New Tabs\/Windows<\/h4>\n<p class=\"sctxt\">In general, it is better if weblinks do<span>\u00a0<\/span>not<span>\u00a0<\/span>open new windows and tabs since they can be disorienting for people, especially people who have difficulty perceiving visual content.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/2014\/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20140916\/G200\" id=\"return-footnote-34-2\" href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/weblinks\/#footnote-34-2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sctxt\">However, if a link must open in a new window, it is best practice to include a textual reference.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"sctxt\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">For example<\/span>:<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information on the BC Open Textbook Project [New Window]<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>is available online.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"http:\/\/accessibility.psu.edu\/linkshtml\" id=\"return-footnote-34-3\" href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/chapter\/weblinks\/#footnote-34-3\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>If all of the links in a text open new tabs or windows by default, instructors may choose to provide a statement to this effect in their book or on Canvas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Walkthrough<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1: Click on the link editing icon (pencil)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/wisc.pb.unizin.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/03\/link-settings-step-one-click-pencil-icon-edit.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2018\/02\/link-settings-step-one-click-pencil-icon-edit.png\" alt=\"screenshot of link options that appear if you click on an existing hyperlink\" width=\"1660\" height=\"432\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-134 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2018\/02\/link-settings-step-one-click-pencil-icon-edit.png 1660w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2018\/02\/link-settings-step-one-click-pencil-icon-edit-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2018\/02\/link-settings-step-one-click-pencil-icon-edit-1024x266.png 1024w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2018\/02\/link-settings-step-one-click-pencil-icon-edit-768x200.png 768w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2018\/02\/link-settings-step-one-click-pencil-icon-edit-1536x400.png 1536w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2018\/02\/link-settings-step-one-click-pencil-icon-edit-65x17.png 65w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2018\/02\/link-settings-step-one-click-pencil-icon-edit-225x59.png 225w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2018\/02\/link-settings-step-one-click-pencil-icon-edit-350x91.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1660px) 100vw, 1660px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3>Step 2: Link options (gear icon)<a href=\"https:\/\/wisc.pb.unizin.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/03\/link-settings-step-3-click-new-tab-option.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wisc.pb.unizin.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/03\/link-settings-step-2-click-gear-icon-link-options.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-2-click-gear-icon-link-options.png\" alt=\"screenshot of editing dropdown for links - features gear icon to access link settings\" width=\"1658\" height=\"468\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-135 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-2-click-gear-icon-link-options.png 1658w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-2-click-gear-icon-link-options-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-2-click-gear-icon-link-options-1024x289.png 1024w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-2-click-gear-icon-link-options-768x217.png 768w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-2-click-gear-icon-link-options-1536x434.png 1536w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-2-click-gear-icon-link-options-65x18.png 65w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-2-click-gear-icon-link-options-225x64.png 225w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-2-click-gear-icon-link-options-350x99.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1658px) 100vw, 1658px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3>Step 3: Select &#8220;new tab&#8221; option<\/h3>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wisc.pb.unizin.org\/app\/uploads\/sites\/194\/2018\/03\/link-settings-step-3-click-new-tab-option.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-3-click-new-tab-option.png\" alt=\"link settings viewer - features checkbox to open link in new tab\" width=\"910\" height=\"260\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-136 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-3-click-new-tab-option.png 910w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-3-click-new-tab-option-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-3-click-new-tab-option-768x219.png 768w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-3-click-new-tab-option-65x19.png 65w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-3-click-new-tab-option-225x64.png 225w, https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/app\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2019\/12\/link-settings-step-3-click-new-tab-option-350x100.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Attributions:<\/h3>\n<p>This chapter features content from the\u00a0<span><em><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/accessibilitytoolkit\/\">B.C. Open Textbook Accessibility Toolkit<\/a> <\/em>composed by\u00a0Amanda Coolidge, Sue Doner, and Tara Robertson. (2015). British Columbia: BCcampus. 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