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===File type and size=== | ===File type and size=== | ||
If the link is not to an [[HTML]] or [[PDF]] file (the latter is identified automatically by the software with an icon like this: {{xt|[http://www.example.com/test.pdf]}}), identify the file type | If the link is not to an [[Wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] or [[Wikipedia:PDF|PDF]] file (the latter is identified automatically by the software with an icon like this: {{xt|[http://www.example.com/test.pdf]}}), identify the file type. If a [[Wikipedia:Browser plugin|browser plugin]] is required to view the file, mention that as well. If a link is to a PDF file but doesn't end with <code>.pdf</code>, you can put a <code>#.pdf</code> at the end to flag it as a PDF. | ||
If the link is to a large file (in the case of HTML, consider the size of the entire page, including the images), a note about that is useful too. Someone with a slow (or expensive) connection may decide not to use it. | If the link is to a large file (in the case of HTML, consider the size of the entire page, including the images), a note about that is useful too. Someone with a slow (or expensive) connection may decide not to use it. | ||