Special Sections of Web Pages and Sites

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Special Sections of Web Pages and Sites

• Writing for the Web

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Contents

• Navigational aids
• Links to special pages
• User options/personalization

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Navigational Aids
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Index

• List of topics in site usually alphabetical.

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Site Map

• Visual representation of the sites organization.
• List
• Flowchart
• 3D
• Other

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Site Help

• Instructions for using the site.

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Site Help Tips

• Provide a link from the home page to this guide.
  (Dont force readers to view it.)
• Gear guide to your audience.
• Include the following information
• Navigation
• Icons and other symbols
• Who should read each section

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Search Engine

• Lets users search your site.

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Browsing Options

• Allow readers to explore what is available on
  your site.

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Shortcuts or Quick Links

• Jump to frequently-accessed pages.
• Help readers go quickly to information.

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Links to Special Pages

• Mission Statement
• Author/biographical information
• Whats New

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Whats New

• Page that explains changes made to site.
• Page with latest news and information.
• Helps readers quickly find a summary of recent
  additions and changes.

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User Options/Personalization
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Links to Interactivity

• Community features
• Contact link
• Contest
• Discuss
• E-mail list information
• Exploration
• Feedback link
• Form
• Freebies
• Games and puzzles
• Guest book

• Multimedia
• Order information
• Questionnaire
• Questions to experts
• Quiz
• Registration
• Submission opportunity
• Survey/poll
• Voting opportunity

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Different Viewing Modes

• Pages for different browsers
• High-bandwidth and low-bandwidth
• Text-only and graphical
• Frames and no-frames
• Simple versus enhanced version (e.g. JavaScript)

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Other Versions

• Downloadable version of document as a single text
  or Postscript file
• Printable version of your file (e.g. file
  available as one long page)
• PDF file

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Download Menu

• File size
• File type
• File format (with icon)
• File description
• Date created
• System requirements
• Downloading instructions
• Approximate download time