| DOs... | Don't... |
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| Learn from existing web pages by reviewing their source | Repeat mistakes of most Web sites such as missing links, pages "under construction", improper HTML |
| Save HTML in files with the extension .html or .htm (for DOS based systems) | Place HTML in files with other extensions (e.g. filename.txt) |
| Follow the format of a Basic Structure of a HTML page | Leave out HTML Tags: <HTML>, <HEAD>, <TITLE>, </TITLE>, </HEAD>, <BODY>, </BODY>, </HTML> |
| All Document information belongs in the <HEAD> </HEAD> section | |
| All style sheets go in the <HEAD> </HEAD> section | |
| ALWAYS close "open" tags that have corresponding "close" tags | <H1> some text |
| ALWAYS close tags in the order they were opened. <P><H1>some text</H1></P> |
DON'T <P><H1>some text</P></H1> |
| Keep images and other downloaded compondents small in size and limited in number | |
| Limit the text length of a single web page to avoid overwhelming users | |
| Limit the number of style changes such as color, font size, centering, and data content made in the web page | |
Make the web site (collection of web documents) related in a logical fashin
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| Expect the web to advance incredibly fast, but realize that most users will not support cutting edge or non-standardized technology or language versions |