Standards and Guidelines: Rich Text/HTML

• Use the Rich Text/HTML feature at Add/Reorder for adding text.
• Keep text brief and to the point. Use headings to break up long texts.
• You can bold portions of text if required but use bolding of text sparingly.
• When copying text from a Word document or other sources, paste it as plain text or use the Paste from Word feature (See also the Springshare help below).
• Try to avoid adding links within text because links within text will not attract any statistics. Use this option only if required.
• You can combine text and links in the same box if you want to add words above or below the links.
• Always use the Link feature at Add/Reorder for adding links in a list (See instructions).

Springshare help:

Headings can be used to break up long texts.

• Do not just use bolded text for headings. The use of proper heading styles is required to make content more accessible.
• Use Heading 5 only.
• Use the Add Rich Text/HTML feature from Add/Reorder to add headings.
• Type the name of the heading in sentence case.
• Highlight the heading name and select Heading 5 from the Normal (Paragraph Format) drop down menu.

Important: When adding links to text, ensure that you change links to open in a new window by using Target dropdown to select New Window (_blank).

Exception: If you link to a box on the same page, leave the target as <not set> or change the target to Same Window (_self).

Springshare help: