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3. Basic Training What is a URL Uniform Resource Locater Web page address Your Domain (www.LoxahatcheeGrovesFL.gov) Digital File Cabinet (Pages) Folder (LoxahatcheeFL_Clerk) Web Page (index)index Virtual Town Hall Training

5. Basic Training Your web “digital file cabinet” (Pages) “My Documents”-like folder containing your web pages and files. Virtual Town Hall Training

8. Basic Training VTH page Names and Subjects Name : one word, no spaces or special characters Used by the computer to find the page Must be unique within the folder Subject : Free form, 40 characters Used as a page header Clickable link on search results Do not use abbreviations Virtual Town Hall Training

9. Basic Training Common links Another page in the same folder A page in a sub-folder A page in someone else’s folder A folder view (news, minutes, agendas, & calendars) A page on someone else’s website Virtual Town Hall Training

10. Basic Training How to create new pages File – New – New Document Special Free Form Page Wizard 2 Column Links Wizard 4 Column Table Wizard Department Home Page Wizard Single Page Slide Show Wizard Table of Contents Wizard Intentions Page Wizard Virtual Town Hall Training

11. Basic Training Why tabs don’t make good columns No HTML code for “tab” Converted into 5 spaces Causes “wavy” columns Use a table to align columns Virtual Town Hall Training

12. Basic Training Photos and ADA Guidelines Identify photo with descriptive comments (Alt Tag)Alt Tag Identify dimensions of photo Do not upload “raw” photos (too large) Do not use abbreviations or acronyms Virtual Town Hall Training

13. Basic Training Posting stationery (News & Agendas) Pre-addressed email Web page Email Subscribers Newsletter templates Virtual Town Hall Training

14. Basic Training Email Subscriber Services Notification of news and agendas Directly to email box or notification with link Do not use attached PDFs Do not include additional CCs or BCCs Virtual Town Hall Training

15. Posting Agendas & Minutes Adobe Acrobat PDF File – Upload File – Properties (logical subject) e-Mail Subscriber notification for agendas Virtual Town Hall Training

16. Basic Training When to use PDF files  Format is more important than content Downloadable Forms Complex page layouts Printable newsletters Comprehensive plan Myth: PDF files cannot be edited Virtual Town Hall Training