Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Web Pages, Continued Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are web pages that attempt to answer questions that might reasonably be asked by individuals seeking information on the main web page topic. Questions on command web FAQ pages may relate to command mission, organizational structure, projected deployment schedules, or ship construction statistics. Web users accessing command web pages may be potential shipmates evaluating the desirability of duty at the command. Append FAQs as an internal link to command web pages and update information regularly. Web page parameters There are some elements in designing web pages over which you have no control. These elements include the inability to alter page width, texture, and typography. You have no control over the publishing medium or analogous characteristics such as monitor contrast, brightness, resolution, and color settings. You also do not know the speed of the receiving station or the type of browser software (the program used to access a web site). All of these elements affect the way your web site is transmitted and received. Designing web The keys to designing effective web pages are simplicity and logic. Gather pages all information beforehand and script it into a logical presentation. Delete nonessential information. Use small, easily drawn icons and simple color palettes. Determine whether or not the commanding officer, executive officer, or command master chief want to address the web with an official Welcome Aboard or command introduction. Canvas the Ombudsman to see if he or she would like the opportunity to share information on an internal web page link. Plan web pages to allow web cruisers to revisit or jump from one link to another smoothly. A typical sequence for command web pages and internal links may be command, commanding officer (or executive officer) welcome, mission, statistics, deployment schedule, command master chief, FAQs, and Ombudsman information. Web page language All web pages are created in Hyper-Text Markup Language (HTML), the standard language format for creating documents, and transferred between web sites by hypertext transfer protocol (http). Some software program screen displays allow you to construct information in a more what you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) fashion. Continued on next page 8-54