Structure

Page Length

The longer a document the slower it is to download. Keep pages short - one page of A4 text if possible. If they are longer than this, break them up with headings and hyperlinks.

• When breaking down documents it is important that individual pages are meaningful in isolation
• If you include long documents provide information about total page length/size so that users are aware that there may be a delay in loading the page itself.

Page Width

The size of users' screens can vary enormously and before pages are set live they should be tested using browsers on a range of monitor sizes as the formatting of the document may be adversely affected. If using HTML you should not need to check as it should adjust to fit. But if you do have any worries please check. If you need more advice please contact the Hantsweb Team.