How to Replace Header Tags Used only for Formatting
NOTE: HEADING 1 (h1) should never be used in OCPS content pages because the page name itself is assigned to HEADING 1 and there can only one instance of HEADING1 on … Read the rest
What Errors Should I Address First
Now that reports from Monsido are being sent out, there are two things you need to know:
- Because people must be added to Monsido manually, the only people initially added were the site owners, principals and department directors. To add
Accessibility Tips for April 3, 2019
Never Link to Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint Files
All Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents (which I refer to as Microsoft source files) should be saved as a PDF file. These should never be directly uploaded to your website … Read the rest
Tips of the Day – March 29, 2019
Accessibility Insights
Microsoft cares about accessibility. In addition to the accessibility checker which I covered in an earlier post, here is a link to help you learn the basics of accessibility:
Your Own Personal Screen Reader
Narrator is … Read the rest
Quick Notes on Site Content and Accessibility Issues for March 28, 2019
As I have been going through many of the district and school sites, I have noticed several reoccurring problems.
Use External Link References Rather Than Duplicating Pages
I’ve seen several cases were the content for a page was duplicated exactly, … Read the rest
Delete that Hyperlink before you delete that Text
Back on March 5, 2019, I mentioned that I had found several cases where a hyperlink appeared to have been edited by visually deleting the text associated with the link, but not deleting the actual link. I mentioned there that … Read the rest
Oh No! You Have a PDF That is a Scanned Image
In looking through the content on the OCPS websites, I find many PDFs that appear to have been documents scanned into a PDF format. Most likely, these documents were created by using your local printer and scanning the document to … Read the rest
Do Users Really Want to See the URL of Your Hyperlinks?
Working with links
When you enter a hyperlink within the content area of a page, the link has to surround either text or an image. (If not, the link is still checked whether it is valid or broken, but it … Read the rest
Invalid Characters in File Names
When you upload a PDF or other file to the Portal, you have to avoid invalid characters in the URL of the filename. On the internet, you will find various lists of characters that are valid and those that are … Read the rest
ADA Tips
Complying with all of the ADA issues can be difficult when you are first exposed to the many rules. Part of that is because there are many different aspects to accessibility and some rules may apply to specific areas while … Read the rest