Embed URLs on specific words or descriptive phrases to help screen-reader users easily find links.
Word choice is important for creating user-friendly links. Screen-readers users employ the tab key to skim through links on a page, so placing links on generic words such as "Click here" makes your content difficult to navigate.
Clarity is important as well. Embedding a URL on the phrase or title to which it is pointing reduces cognitive load for everyone, not just users of screen-reader technology.
Highlighting a word or phrase lets you create a link directly on the text.
See Create hyperlinks in the Rich Text Content Editor (Canvas) for an illustrated guide.
Highlighting and right-clicking the desired word or phrase brings up the menu to create a link directly on the text.
See Create or edit a hyperlink (MS Word) for an illustrated guide.
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