This section
lists some basic style suggestions. For additional design guidelines,
see Designing an Effective
Web Page. For suggestions on how to make your pages readable to all
who view them, see How to Make Your Web
Pages ADA Compliant.
- Organize
- Think
about the information you want to impart and organize it in a way that
other people can readily understand and access. A hodgepodge of information
is often difficult to follow.
- Keep
it Short and Simple
- Several
short, linked documents are usually preferable to one long document
— both for those who access your information and for you when
you update the information.
- Remember
Your Audience
- Think
about the people who will read what you "publish" and write and format
with them in mind.
- Date
Your Work
- Include
a date somewhere (usually at the top or bottom of the document) so that
readers know when the material was last updated. You might want to spell
out the name of the month rather than using the mm/dd/yy format as the
latter may be confusing to readers elsewhere in the world (where the
format may be dd/mm/yy).
- Include
a Link to the University's Home Page
- You can
give your readers access to the rest of the University by including
a link to http://www.csun.edu. Note that your own page will not automatically
be linked to the University's home page. If your department or organization
would like its page to be linked, send a request to webmaster@csun.edu.
- Include
a "mailto:" Link
- If you
would like feedback about your Web page, place a "mailto:" link at the
bottom of your document.
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