Notes About the Templates

XHTML

The templates are marked up using XHTML, and are similar to HTML but are handled differently when you work with the code itself. If you use Dreamweaver in the "Design" view, proper markup code will be written unless you Copy/Paste from an HTML document. If you use "Code" view in Dreamweaver, you may want to have Dreamweaver check your code before putting the page on your Web site.

If you use another product with these templates, please make yourself aware of XHTML.

Structural Use of Markup

As with any Web page, please use XHTML for structural description of your document. An example would be the use of headings. 6 heading levels are available, and are to be used in a nested manner. As an example, at the top of this page is the heading level 1 "ITSS: DW 104 Notes About the Templates." Nested inside this are "XHTML" and "Structural Use of Markup." Both of these use heading level 2 markup.

Thanks to Laura Carlson for bringing this to my attention. If you would like to access more resources on Web design, please use the Web Design References link.