Computer Science 1033A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Kompozer, Tim Berners-Lee, Hypertext

• School: Western University
• Department: Computer Science
• Course: Computer Science 1033A/B
• Professor: Laura Reid

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Have a way to get to the home page on every page. Include a menu on every page (in the same location on every page) Don"t let multimedia files bog down your website. No line of text should be more than 600 pixels wide. Don"t make your page too wide (around 900 to 1000 pixels), user should never have to do horizontal scrolling. Vertical scrolling should be kept to a minimum. Use contrasting colors or simple backgrounds to make text easy to read. Put contact info or a link to it on every page. Avoid confusing navigation and having menus in different spots on different pages. Keep up to date, update your what"s new section frequently. Think about how the user will navigate through your website and remember the. Think about the layout, have white space, clean alignment and balance on your pages.