Transcript hints for good web authoring

HINTS FOR AUTHORING
EFFECTIVE WEB SITES
Richard L. Bowman, director
Academic Computing
Bridgewater College
Effective Web Site
Characteristics
Solid, informative, and up-to-date
content
 Bite-sized presentation of information
 Interesting but uncluttered display
 Short to moderate web page length with
bookmarks for ease of navigation
 Links to other appropriate web sites
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Hints For Writing Web Pages
Use standard fonts. A browser only
displays fonts installed on its
computer.
 Organize information into bulleted
lists and outlines wherever possible.
 View the finished web pages with
different computers and browsers.
 Choose black text font and a white
background when possible.
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Hints For Using Multimedia
Make graphics, sound,
and video files only as
large as necessary, to
ensure fast loading.
 Use tables to place
graphics where you
want them on the
page.
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Final Word
Remember to keep updating and
improving your web pages!
(A dynamic medium should be
kept dynamic.)