Content Style Guide: Documents
Be selective about providing content via linked documents.
PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. – these formats are hard to keep up-to-date and may be a barrier for some users. If content is important, it should probably just be presented directly on the webpage. If you’re concerned about offering a print-friendly option for handouts, the webpages themselves are designed and optimized to be printer friendly.
Some appropriate times to offer a linked document
- Fillable forms (although also consider setting up an electronic form)
- Complex data
- White papers
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Guide content originally created by Suzanne Chapman for the University of Illinois Libraries. Licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons By 4.0 license.
- Last Updated: May 12, 2023 6:43 AM
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