Category Archives: Web

Refresh Your Bricolage and Web-Writing Skills

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Jen Stoughton

Hi All! I’ve recently updated the two tutorial sites on Bricolage and web-writing. During this summer, you may want to go through them again to refresh your knowledge about: 1. How to use our Content Management System 2. How to … Continue reading →

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Using Alternative Text to make your web site more accessible

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Jen Stoughton

Mike and I are trying to make our site more accessible to users with vision challenges. These users browse the web using a screen reader. A screen reader allows visually impaired users to access web sites by interpreting sites and … Continue reading →

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Phone Number Format for Mobile Web Site Users

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Jen Stoughton

When adding phone numbers to your web site, make sure to use dashes.  This will make your web-site more mobile-app friendly: Droid devices will only recognize phone numbers if they are in this format: ###-###-#### This means no dots or … Continue reading →

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Naming Links for Mobile Users

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Jen Stoughton

Mike and I have been thinking a lot about how we can give users a good experience when they use our site with mobile devices. One of these ways is to name links as clearly and precisely as possible.  When … Continue reading →

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How to Link to an Email Address

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Jen Stoughton

Use this syntax model: mailto:whomever@wherever.com and paste the address into either: the “Insert Web Link” (click on the link icon) in a content block: the URL of “External Link” (Link List Element) For example, if I wanted to link to … Continue reading →

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