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Style Guide
Content & Structure: Header Block

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2.2 Header Block

Definition:
The header block refers to top of your document.

When To Use:
The standards described in this section should be applied to every document to be placed on the IIGS™ web site.

  1. Structure:
    Ensure the document has been structured correctly.
    <HTML>
    <HEAD>
    ...
    </HEAD>
    <BODY>
    ...
    </BODY>
    </HTML>

  2. Title:
    Include the title of your document in the document HEAD

  3. Definition:
    The TITLE tag is included in the <HEAD> tag and is primarily used for identification in bookmarks and key word search engines. Choose appropriate wording which describes the document's purpose.
    <TITLE>IIGS™ - Style Guide</TITLE>

  4. Meta Tags - Author:
    Include the author of the document in a META tag.
    <META NAME="AUTHOR" CONTENT="Joe Bloggs">

  5. Meta Tags - Keywords:
    Include keywords in a META tag. These will be picked up by search engines. You should include keywords from your document.
    <META NAME="KEYWORDS" CONTENT="International, Internet,Genealogical, Society, Style, Guide, WWW, Authoring">

  6. Identifier:
    It is essential that all official IIGS™ pages be identified properly, in order to communicate who we are in a cohesive and unified manner.

    The section of your document that is displayed first. This includes the IIGS™ Logo and headings.
    <CENTER>
    <A HREF="/index.htm.en">
    <IMG ALIGN=leftSRC="/images/iigslogo.gif"WIDTH="111" HEIGHT="91" BORDER="0"ALT="IIGS Logo"></A>
    <H1>
    International Internet
    <BR>
    Genealogical Society
    <BR>
    Style Guide
    <BR CLEAR="all">
    </H1>
    </CENTER>
    <HR SIZE="5">

  7. Language Navigation Buttons:
    The language navigation bar is to be included so the reader has the capability of switching to a different language.
    <P>
    <CENTER>
    <!--#include virtual="/cgi/language_bar"-->
    </CENTER>
    <P>
    <HR>

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Revised: 29 June 1997