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Glossary

Audience
The people accessing your Web site(s).

Body
The section of your Web page that contains its content. In CSU Web templates the body does not include the top, left or bottom sections of the page. Also called Content.

Bookmarks
The addresses of interesting or frequently used Web sites stored in the Web browser so that they are readily available for re-use. The Page Title is the default bookmark name.

Bottom Section (bottom.htm)
Part of the CSU templates that contains the site’s footer information with brief information such as office hours, location and parent department. The bottom section of a FrontPage site, bottom.htm, is located in the _borders folder.

Breadcrumbs
A trail of links showing either (a) how you got to the current page, or (b) where you are in the Web site.

Browsers
A computer program, such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox, or Netscape Navigator, used for accessing Web sites on the Internet.

Cascading Style Sheet - (CSS)
An HTML specification developed by the World Wide Web Consortium that allows authors of Web pages to attach style information to HTML documents. Style sheets can include typographical information on how the page will appear, such as the font of the text in the page. See also external, internal, inline

Content
The message contained in your Web page. The content generally excludes the top, left and bottom sections (header, navigation, and footer) of the page. Also called Body.

Description
Meta tag that contains one to two sentences describing the purpose of the page. It is primarily used to provide text for search engine results pages. See also Appendix B.

External style sheet
A cascading style sheet in a file with a .css file name extension. The .css file is comprised solely of style rules in valid .css syntax, without any surrounding HTML tags. By defining styles in one or more external style sheets and linking them to pages in your Web you ensure a consistent appearance throughout those pages. If you change a style in the external style sheet, the change will be reflected in all of the pages linked to that style sheet. See also Appendix G.

Footer
Also called the bottom border. Usually contains brief information such as office hours, location and parent department.

FrontPage
An HTML editor that is a Microsoft Office product used for developing Web pages.

Graphic Interchange Format (GIF)
GIF (.gif) is the best file format for text and line graphics. See See Appendix D.

Graphics
Anything visually displayed on a Web site that is not text. GIFs are recommended for line images and JPEGs are used for photographs. PDFs can be used to transport images within a document, but is generally not used solely for image files.

Hierarchy levels
Classification of CSU Web sites into levels that reflect the CSU organizational chart.

Home page
On the World Wide Web, an entry page for a set of Web pages and other files in a Web site. The home page is displayed by default when a visitor surfs to the site using a Web browser. Index.htm and Default.htm are both acceptable home page names.

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
A markup language used to create hypertext and hypermedia documents on the World Wide Web incorporating text, graphics, sound, video, and hyperlinks.

Inline Style Sheet
Styling for one individual element on a single page. Overrides external and internal style sheets. See also Appendix G.

Internal style sheet
A cascading style sheet that is embedded in a page header. Styles in an internal style sheet can be applied only to the page containing the internal style sheet, and will either extend or override styles defined in any external style sheet that is linked to the page. See also Appendix G.

Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG)
JPEG format is best suited for photographic images. See Appendix D.

Keywords
Meta tags that contain significant words from your page or title. Often used by search engines as an index to content. See also Appendix B.

Left Section
Part of the CSU template that contains the site’s navigation when used. The left section of a FrontPage site, left.htm, is located in the _borders folder.

Link
A pointer from text, graphic, or an image map to a page or file on the World Wide Web. On the World Wide Web, hyperlinks are the primary way to navigate between pages and among Web sites. Also called hyperlink.

Local Navigation
Links which appear only within sub-sections of a Web site, related to the current page and its immediate context.
Examples include links to the index, next page/previous page

Meta Data
An HTML tag that must appear in the <HEAD> portion of the page. Meta tags supply information about a page but do not affect its appearance.

Navigation
A system of hypertext paths set up on a Web page to enable visitors to find their way around the site. Most of the navigation in the CSU Web template is located in the left.htm file in the _borders folder.

Office of Web Development
A division of CSU’s Computer Information and Networking Services department, responsible for the programming and technical aspects of CSU Web sites.

Page Title
A descriptive text string identifying a page. The page title appears in the top right area of the browser window and is the default name used when bookmarking a page.

Peripheral page
Any page other than the home or index page.

Section 508
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that has been amended in 1986 and 1998. For more information go to
www.access-board.gov/sec508/508standards.htm 

Site Index
A Web page with key words and headings that link to the content within a site. This tool is useful for quickly finding specific information.

Templates
A set of pre-designed formats for text and images on which Web pages can be based.

Top Section
Part of the CSU Web template that contains the CSU clock tower logo and page name. The top section of a FrontPage site, top.htm, is located in the _borders folder.

WCAG
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. For more information go to
www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/

Webmaster
The individual responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of CSU Web sites and servers.

Web Operations Committee
Committee comprised of Page Coordinators and others on campus who are interested in the Web. The Committee provides assistance with issues related to maintaining CSU Web sites.

Web site Page Coordinator
Individuals from different departments who are responsible for maintaining their department’s Web site.

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