Page Comparison

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Step 1. Layout and format - create a template

Basic standards for accessibility

1. Font

   1. style-Sans serif (question from Johanna: can users change the font style? Google search says need to be system admin and I don’t see a way to change it. When copy into Word, comes out as 12 point Times New Roman)

   2. Font size-12 (comment from Johanna: it looks like only way to change font size is to use the header dropdown, so maybe instead specify using “normal text” for paragraphs?)

   3. Font has to be black on white page

2. Paragraph format

   1. Line spacing

      1. around images - double space

      2. Paragraph - single

   2. Align left, no indent for paragraphs (included in Harvard accessibility guidelines)

   3. Use underline for links only (from Harvard accessibility guidelines).

   4. Do not use all caps (from Harvard accessibility guidelines).

   5. Use only one space after period (from Harvard accessibility guidelines)Line .

   6. One line space between paragraphs to separate them since they are aligned left without indent.

   7. Sections/Bullets vs /numbering

3. Formatting headings -

   1. Page title - pre defined by Confluence, when page is created, it will automatically set the format, Appears to be preset to It uses the preset Heading 1

   2. section titles - Manually formatted, Start with Heading 2, use Heading presets in sequential order for nested sections

4. Formatting screen shots

   1. Where to place

      1. Before or after a section?

      2. Immediately following the descriptive text? i.e. if we do step by step instructions would we want a screen shot for each step?

   2. Use borderlines around the image to make it more visible - Yes

   3. How much to crop out (if you crop out too much, the image loses context.)

   4. Using arrows to point to specific items on the image? - has to be done outside confluence

      1. Style

      2. Size

      3. color

Step 2. Content structure

1. Layout - Consider using Sections and page table of content macro (Possibly consolidate pages, improve navigation?)

   1. Start each page with a narrative/explain the function?

   2. Followed by step by step instructions in list format?

      1. bullets or numbering

   3. End with use case scenarios? Should we have? If so, how many variations?

   4. Info boxes

2. Linking to glossary

   1. What needs an entry in the glossary?

   2. How to return from the glossary

3. How to use abbreviations.

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