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When writing online it is a good idea to present the most important information first. When reading an outline vs a full text article; the readability is far better in an outline. The outline is easy to read and conveys all of the information the full text does just in a bulleted way. Readers can easily locate what they are looking for in an outline and when they find it, they can go to the full text for the details. Links are like the full text. Practice writing in headlines and subheads to make finding information easy, and link to other good sources to give what has been written more detail. | When writing online it is a good idea to present the most important information first. When reading an outline vs a full text article; the readability is far better in an outline. The outline is easy to read and conveys all of the information the full text does just in a bulleted way. Readers can easily locate what they are looking for in an outline and when they find it, they can go to the full text for the details. Links are like the full text. Practice writing in headlines and subheads to make finding information easy, and link to other good sources to give what has been written more detail. | ||
Headlines <ref>Carroll,34 </ref> and Subheads are a great way to | |||
#Break up text | #Break up text | ||
#*Reading a long paragraph will likely be off putting to an online reader, visually breaking up text using headlines and even subheads then the reader is more likely to actually read the information. | #*Reading a long paragraph will likely be off putting to an online reader, visually breaking up text using headlines and even subheads then the reader is more likely to actually read the information. | ||
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Adding links to online writing makes the work non-linear. If the writing is more like an outline than adding links can add more details without adding visual weight to what has been said. Links should not interrupt the text; they should go with the flow of the writing and unlike headlines should not break up what is being said. | Adding links to online writing makes the work non-linear. If the writing is more like an outline than adding links can add more details without adding visual weight to what has been said. Links should not interrupt the text; they should go with the flow of the writing and unlike headlines should not break up what is being said. | ||
When | When Linking <ref> Carroll,47 </ref> | ||
#Do not link the words ''click here'' | #Do not link the words ''click here'' | ||
#*Doing this is redundant, if adding a link the words that are connected to the link. | #*Doing this is redundant, if adding a link the words that are connected to the link. | ||
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Keep all links up to date and working all the time. Broken links make sites non-crediable and add unnecessary weight to the text. All links should have a purpose, and the site linked to should also follow the other rules of good online writing. | Keep all links up to date and working all the time. Broken links make sites non-crediable and add unnecessary weight to the text. All links should have a purpose, and the site linked to should also follow the other rules of good online writing. | ||
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== Reference == | == Reference == | ||
#Carroll, Brian. (2010). ''"[http://www.scribd.com/doc/64429015/Writing-for-Digital-Media Writing for Digital Media]"''. New York: Routledge. Retrieved 2 Nov. 2012. | #Carroll, Brian. (2010). ''"[http://www.scribd.com/doc/64429015/Writing-for-Digital-Media Writing for Digital Media]"''. New York: Routledge. Retrieved 2 Nov. 2012. | ||