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Technology Resources : Template : Visual Features

Visual Features of Template


UT branding header - Included at top of template to comply with the University of Texas's website requirements for branding. Links to the UT main site.
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Top bar with sitewide navigation - The top bar is consistently the same on every page on the template. It includes links that should be easily accessed from any page in the web.

If your subweb is located on www.mccombs.utexas.edu or MBA servers, then you can use the following line that utilizes the Include File to show the navigation bar. 

<!--#INCLUDE VIRTUAL="/incs/topbar.htm"--> 
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Top-right site tools and search box - The site tools and search box are contained in top right-hand corner of the top bar. The tool hyperlinks include quick access to being able to apply to the school, obtain contact information, and see a site index overview of the site. The search box allows users to search from any page. 

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Search box - The search box provides a way for visitors to enter search terms to locate information on the McCombs web site. McCombs employs the popular Google search engine to complete requests.

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Site name - The site name refers to the name of the subweb or site section that the page is in.

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Breadcrumbs - The bread crumbs should provide a path up the architectural directory structure. These links are contained within a div id called "bread" which gives them the correct size and color and is already set up in the template. For more information on the class see the Basics of CSS

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Page Title - This is a descriptive title which summarizes what is on that particular page. The title should be the same or similar to the wording of any links that direct from other pages to that one.

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Left navigation links - The navigation links should be the major categories of the subweb. Place your navigation links file within the "incs" folder on your subweb. 

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Right-side table and "Also See" links
- The right-side table is an optional part of the template. It can be used when a picture and additional links would be relevant to the content. (Not shown here, see an example with just "Also See" here and with a photo here.)

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E-mail and print page links - These links allow users with one click to either email the page or the page address to someone else or to print a hard copy of the page. While they are not obligatory to put on every page, their use is encouraged for pages that have information which is likely to be communicated or printed.

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Footer - The footer provides the last date the page was updated, copyright information, and links to the business school and UT home pages, the Suggestions page, the Site Index, Accessibility information, the Search page and Contact information.

If your sub web is located on the www.mccombs.utexas.edu or MBA servers and you are using the ASP template then you can use the following line that utilizes the Include File to show the footer. 

<!--#INCLUDE VIRTUAL="/incs/footer.htm" ---> 

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