Style Suggestions
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.
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Organize
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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.
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Keep it Short and Simple
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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.
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Remember Your Audience
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Think about the people who will read what you "publish" and write and format
with them in mind.
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Date Your Work
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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).
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Include a Link to the University's Home Page
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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.
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Include a "mailto:" Link
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If you would like feedback about your Web page, place a "mailto:" link
at the bottom of your document.
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