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 There are many things to consider
when presenting your information to the world. This
section is broken up into two smaller sections:
Important
Conventions to Use
When creating your pages to be viewed on our
server, there are certain conventions that you
must follow in order for the server to correctly
serve your pages.
- When someone
wishes to access your pages from our server,
they will most likely type in your URL
something like this:
http://www.boerne.net/users/yourusername
or
http://www.yourdomain.com/
- In order for the
server software to pull up your pages, there
must be a page in your directory named "index.htm"
or "index.html". This is
what the server looks for as a default file
to bring up as the first page in your set of
pages. If one is not there you will get a
"Forbidden. You don't have permission to
access /" message.
- You must also
remember that when you reference your own
pages from within your html documents, the
files are CASE SENSITIVE. For example,
"mypage.html" is a different file
than "MyPage.html".
- Try not to
incorporate spaces into any of the names of
your files or folders, as it will just be
more complicated for you, and anyone viewing
your pages.
General HTML Do's
and Don't's
Here are some tips to help the overall quality of
your pages.
- DO - Sit
down before you create your pages, and
brainstorm about what your goals are for your
pages. Try asking yourself some of these
questions:
What information do I wish to convey, or have
available?
What is my target audience?
What type of browsers do I wish to write for?
- DO - Take
time to organize your pages by drawing a
storyboard of their progression. You will be
much happier if you take the time in the
beginning.
- DON'T -
Inundate your pages with graphics that are
too large. Graphics are an important element
to many sites, but if they are used in
excess, they may make your readers leave. Try
using some utilities to make the graphics you
scan or create smaller.
- DON'T -
Make your pages too large in width or length.
Not everyone has large monitors, and
scrolling is something that may turn off your
readers.
- DO - Break
up your pages into logical sections to make
it easier for your readers to find what they
are interested in.
- DO - Look
at the source code of any cool pages that you
find to see how the author created them.
- DO -
Obtain texts on the subject for reference.
HTML books are everywhere these days, so go
to your local bookstore and indulge yourself.
These are just some
suggestions on creating your Web pages. There are many
publications on and off the Web about how to create your
pages.
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