MAINTAINING A WEBSITE

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MAINTAINING A WEBSITE

• If you build it, will they come?

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EASE OF USE

• - HYPERLINKS SHOULD BE LOGICAL
• LINK TEXT SHOULD DESCRIBE THE DESTINATION
• DONT USE UNDERLINING THAT MIGHT BE
  MISTAKEN FOR A LINK
  
• USE DEFAULT COLORS OF BLUE FOR UNVISITED
  PURPLE FOR VISITED

3
USE MENU IF SITE IS LARGE

• Example basilica.nd.edu

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CONTACT INFORMATION SHOULD BE PROMINENT

• Example basilica.nd.edu

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EASE OF READING

• USE CONTRASTING COLORS
• BLACK ON WHITE IS BEST
• YELLOW ON DARK BLUE IS GOOD
• BE CAREFUL OF BACKGROUNDS FOR IMAGES THAT MIGHT
  MAKE TEXT UNREADABLE

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USE INCLUSIVE PAGE DIMENSIONS

• WIDTH 640, HEIGHT 480

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FONT FAMILY STYLES

• TIMES NEW ROMAN
• GARAMOND
• PALATINO
• HELVETICA
• ARIAL
• AVANT GARDE

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DOWNLOAD TIME

• NO LONGER THAN 8- TO - 15 SECONDS

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USE TAGS TO DRAW VISITORS TO
YOUR SITE

• Example
• www.nd.edu/rbarger/capp30380.html