Phil's WEB Page Guidelines for Chapman University

These guidelines have been written to help you create and maintain WEB pages at Chapman University.

Guideline #1

All HTML files should try to adhere to the official HTML standard specification with Netscape and Java extensions is the majority of web browsers will correctly display your page. The use of HTML grammar checkers, like WebLink, is highly recommend, regardless of your experience. They can help you spot errors you may not see yourself.

Guideline #2

The only two standard graphic file formats that are widely suported are GIF AND JPEG. You should not use any other graphics files because the majority of WEB browsers do not understand anything else.

Guideline #3

Images that were scanned or have over 100 colors should be stored in JPEG graphic file format.

Guideline #4

Images that were created using a computer with less than 100 colors should be stored in GIF graphic file format.

Guideline #5

Your WEB pages should not incorporate IMG tags that link to graphics files that are not in the Chapman Domain. All graphic file should reside locally.

Guideline #6