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Adding
Content Primer
Step One: Plan
- Take a moment and review the Site
Component Library for content suggestions. Don't download
any now. Instead, wait until you've completed your planning stage.
Use the Components as a springboard for ideas for your department's
Web site.
- Know what you want your site to say. Does the information
on your site only cover parts of what is available in the Site
Components? If so, use the Components as suggestions, or copy
only one or two of the tables into your pages.
- Know what you need. Does your department need a database?
- Know how you want to say it. Check the Design
Tips for help and use the University's header and footer bars
in Component One.
- Decide how to get what you want. Do you want to do it
yourself? Go on to Step Two. Do you want help? Check Who
Can Help.
- If you do not have a server, please see the Web
Site Hosting information page.
Step Two: Know
- Learn your Web page editing software. The Web Resource
Kit does not endorse any software over another (though we did
build this site with Macromedia Dreamweaver). Because there are
so many programs available, we could not write instructions for
copying, pasting and manipulation of the Site Components for each
software package. Instead, we have constructed simple, generic
guidelines and ask that you follow your software's instructions.
- If you need more help, check out the ADCS
training opportunities and the Tips
and Tools page.
- Review Disability
Services site for information on how to make your site
reader-friendly.
- Review Institutional
Relations sites for other content help.
- Gather your site's content. Check the Alumni contacts
sheet if you wish to use Component Two (the contact sheet is a
PDF file.)
Step Three: Build
- Review and print the Site Component use instructions
if you are going to be using any of the tables. Otherwise,
copy any links from the Site components that you find useful.
- Use the University headers and footer to tie your site
to the University as a whole.
- Update your content and add any new material that you
have gathered.
- Upload your new site.
Step Four: Review
- Get feedback on your new site and make any changes necessary.
Usability
Services can help with this process.
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