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Guidelines
Be Consistent
Limit
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The use of bells and whistles
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The width of lines of text
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The height of blocks of text
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The number of times an
animation will loop
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The use of scrolls that
distract or misdirect the eye.
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The size and number of
graphics
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The number of clicks to any
given page
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The number of colours used on
the website
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The use of table borders
Always Provide
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An off switch for music
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A non-flash version of
flashed sites
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Instant visibility of the
most important links and information
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Meaningful text labels for
all links and images
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The file size for downloads
or large graphics
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Sufficient contrast between
background and text
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Meaningful and well-organized
content
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Intuitive navigation
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A thoroughly tested site
Never
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Underline text - it will be
confused with links
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Force visitors in to using
the back button of their browser
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Rely on mouse-overs to labels
links
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Place text on top of loud or
busy backgrounds
This page was quoted from
Getting Started With Electronic Ecommerce,
http://www.hw.co-cornucopia.org/InfoSkills/ThirdTerm/e-commerce/ECOMMERCE.PDF,
David Kilgour, 01/06/08

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