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Posted by Jim Higson on 09/22/06 07:46
richard wrote:
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> "David Segall" <david@address.invalid> wrote in message
> news:dj25h2dv0tsv4earpbikqtjv94ol86b3qj@4ax.com...
>>I recently had a 100% failure rate with the two visitors who wanted to
>> look at some notes that were linked to a web page but did not know how
>> to do it. The link says Click _here_. It is followed by the usual
>> advice on getting the Adobe Acrobat Reader and both did that although
>> they probably already had it. If you want to see the actual page the
>> relevant bit is at the bottom of <http://shirley.profectus.com.au>.
>>
>> Should I have used more contrast for the word "here" and/or made the
>> link text longer? Should I have created a button for the link and, if
>> so, would "here" be a sufficient label for the button? Other ideas?
>
> You could also embed the "Adobe reader" logo into the page.
> Using the image as a link.
> "if you don't have the reader, you can click the logo and download it".
I always find "you must get Adobe Acrobat" text very annoying.
There is PDF reading software other than Acrobat. It is like saying "you
must use internet explorer" in order to browse the web.
PDF links? I just middle-click them and read the PDF in a browser tab. Very
easy.
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Jim
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