Here are a few resources that you may find useful as a content creator for the college's web site.
Get Help/Report a Problem
- Request Help (if you need assistance on how to create a link, insert an image, etc.)
- Report a Web Site Problem (if something is broken)
Request Web Resources
- Request a New Web Form
- Request Changes to Existing Web Form
- Request a Web Shortcut - Email [email protected]
Accessibility
Web content must be accessible to people with disabilities per Policy AD69. Fortunately, if accessibility is part of the workflow process, it does not require much extra effort to make content accessible. In addition, accessible web content provides benefits such as improved search engine results and improved viewing on mobile devices.
- Policy AD69 Accessibility of Electronic and Information Technology
- Accessibility at Penn State
- Image Alt Text
- Alt-texts: The Ultimate Guide
- Links
- Tables
- Tables (PSU)
- PDF Issues and Recommendations
- PDFs and Alternative Formats
- Tips to Recreate a PDF Newsletter as a Web Page
- Excel Tips
- Using Names to Mange Your Data (Excel) - This is an older article, but it has a nice explanation of Names (which are used to help make spreadsheets accessible). For more details on how to implement Names for accessibility, see the above resource for "Excel Tips".
- Make Your Excel Documents Accessible to People with Disabilities
- Web Accessibility Tutorials
Content
- Clear Your Browser's Cache: Clear Cache & Cookies | Refresh Your Cache | Cache Clearing
- How to Boost Your Website's Accessibility + SEO
- Penn State Editorial Style Manual
- Tips for Presenting Bulleted Lists in Digital Content
Forms
- Best Practices for Online Forms (including data collection and e-Signatures)
- Guidelines for Electronic Signatures
- Maximum Length for Comment Fields
- Creating Accessible Forms
- Why Users Fill Out Forms Faster with Top Aligned Labels
- Why Your Form Buttons Should Never Say Submit
Office 365 Forms
- Allow multiple owners to access and manage a form: 1) Create a Group and 2) Create a Group Form
- Send email notifications to multiple people using PowerAutomate