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Add Subheadings for Main Section Page

Based on user-testing, we have determined standard subheadings for a main section page.  In order to be consistent with the rest of the site, we ask that you avoid varying too far from this model:

Standard Subheadings

Standard Subheadings


Definitions of these labels:

General Info
- Link to Hours of Availability page as the first item in the list.
- Links to information that defines or describes a system/service

Requesting Access 
- Links to information about how to become an authorized user of a system
- Label format: (system + Access)  and placed as first item in the list
- Example:  IBIS Access

Connecting 
- Links to information about how to physically connect to the system
- Must include hardware & software requirements
- Label format: (Connecting to the + system)
- Example: Connecting to the Data Warehouse
Link to Logon to system 

Get Help
- Links to FAQs about known issues
- Label format:  (Frequently Asked Questions –  + name of system/service) and placed as first item in the list
- Example:  Frequently Asked Questions - Generalized Interface
- User Help or trouble-shooting documentation

Get Started
- Links to information of interest to a new user
- Installation instructions

Training
- Link to existing main AIS Training section page, as appropriate.
- Label format:  (AIS Training Services) and placed as first item in the list 
- Tutorials (if avail)
- Online documentation (if avail)
- Instructional material (if avail)


Here is a sample from the IBIS section:

Sample Headings from the IBIS Section

Examples of Established Standards:
· Headline for systems help page:  AIMS Help
· Headline for systems access page:  AIMS Access
· Headline for systems connecting page:  Logon to AIMS –or- Connecting to AIMS
· Headline for listserv pages: Data Warehouse Listserv
· Headline for user group pages: eCommerce User Group
· Headline for changing password pages: Changing Your Data Warehouse Password
· Headline for section contact page: eCommerce Contact Information
· Headline for section pages: full name followed by acronym, i.e. IBIS, EIS, etc.
       Note:  Use the acronym in leading sentence for text area of section pages



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