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Web Style Guide

The web style guide specifies the web presentation requirements defined in the Web Policy and the Brand Manual. It does not apply to the intranet (staff only website).

Content

• Compulsory content for department websites
• Academic websites optional content
• Service unit websites compulsory content
• Service unit websites optional content

Home pages

• Aim of your home page
• Mandatory and optional elements

Images

• General requirements
• Home pages
• People pages
• General pages within websites

Links

• Make link titles meaningful to readers
• Formatting links

Lists

Navigation

• Main site navigation
• Contacts (home page)
• Breadcrumbs
• Optional navigation ('Quick Links' and 'See also')
• Sub-navigation
• Anchor links for long pages

Headings and text style

Tables

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Background information to support the web style guide

Types of UC websites
Shows how different types of websites are used for varying purposes across UC.

Web Policy and Brand
Access to the Web Policy and Brand Manual.