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Recommended
- Very large textual documents are generally not suitable for presentation as single HTML pages. As a rule of thumb, for a document longer than about five A4 pages, consider splitting it into multiple HTML pages. Also consider creating a PDF version which can be downloaded by the reader from the site.
- A long document on a single page should have a contents block at the top of the page connecting to subheadings within the page. There should also be a link [TOP] at the bottom of the page and at intermediate points if appropriate.
Long documents split into parts (multiple HTML pages)
Required
- A multi-page document must contain a top page with the full identification information and a contents list. There should be a link to it from every subsequent page.
- For HealthInsite, metadata is required only for the top page.
Recommended
- Each page should contain its own identification information, since a visitor might get to it via a search engine rather than via the top page.
- [Next page] and [Previous page] links will help the user moving through the text.
Long documents published as PDF versions
Required
- PDF documents must contain explicit authentication as described in Section 3 (Authentication).
- To be included in HealthInsite, a PDF document must have a discrete HTML cover page. This should describe the document sufficiently for the user to decide whether or not to open or download it. It should provide instructions for downloading. Make sure that the cover page has the same creator, publisher, title and date information as the PDF document.
Recommended
- Users will need a copy of the Adobe Acrobat reader software. Users of text reader software will need additional reader software from Adobe. A link should be provided to the Adobe site so that users can download the reader software.
- PDF files should generally not be larger than 1Mb because of excessive downloading time. It is better to break very long documents into two or more PDF files. HealthInsite will not link to files over 2Mb in size unless the document is also available in smaller files.
- File size should be clearly indicated with the download link.
Publishing standards for HealthInsite, v5, June 2007
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