Web Pages, Continued
Frequently
Asked
Questions
(FAQs)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are web pages that attempt to answer
questions that might reasonably be asked by individuals seeking information
on the main web page topic. Questions on command web FAQ pages may
relate to command mission, organizational structure, projected deployment
schedules, or ship construction statistics. Web users accessing command web
pages may be potential shipmates evaluating the desirability of duty at the
command. Append FAQs as an internal link to command web pages and
update information regularly.
Web page
parameters
There are some elements in designing web pages over which you have no
control. These elements include the inability to alter page width, texture, and
typography. You have no control over the publishing medium or analogous
characteristics such as monitor contrast, brightness, resolution, and color
settings. You also do not know the speed of the receiving station or the type
of browser software (the program used to access a web site). All of these
elements affect the way your web site is transmitted and received.
Designing web
The keys to designing effective web pages are simplicity and logic. Gather
pages
all information beforehand and script it into a logical presentation. Delete
nonessential information. Use small, easily drawn icons and simple color
palettes. Determine whether or not the commanding officer, executive
officer, or command master chief want to address the web with an official
Welcome Aboard or command introduction. Canvas the Ombudsman to see
if he or she would like the opportunity to share information on an internal
web page link. Plan web pages to allow web cruisers to revisit or jump from
one link to another smoothly. A typical sequence for command web pages
and internal links may be command, commanding officer (or executive
officer) welcome, mission, statistics, deployment schedule, command master
chief, FAQs, and Ombudsman information.
Web page
language
All web pages are created in Hyper-Text Markup Language (HTML), the
standard language format for creating documents, and transferred between
web sites by hypertext transfer protocol (http). Some software program
screen displays allow you to construct information in a more what you see is
what you get (WYSIWYG) fashion.
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