HUD's Web Publication Procedures and Style Guide

Table of Contents

• Section 1: Compliance With Laws
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy (Internet only)
  • Records Management
  • Copyrights And Attribution
  • Paperwork Reduction And Paperwork Elimination
  
  
• Section 2: Compliance With Management Controls
  • Templates
  • Content Date
  • Testing Web-Based Applications
  • Metadata
  
  
• Section 3: Rules About Content
  • Headquarters And Field Content Parameters
  • Audience And Purpose
  • Writing And Organization
  • Tone And Voice
  • Spelling And Proofing
  • State Pages (Internet Only)
  • Good Stories (Internet Only)
  • Features
  • Highlights
  • Links And Teasers
  • Time Zones
  • Phone Numbers
  • Translations (Internet Only)
  • News Releases (Internet Only)
  • Photo Galleries
  • Print Publications
  • Newsletters
  • Terror Alert Level
  
  
• Section 4: Rules About Web Page Design
  • Functionality
  • Web-Based Applications
  • Standard Colors
  • Standard Fonts
  • Standard Headings
  • Case
  • Italics
  • Page Headers
  • Text
  • Front Page
  • Page Length
  • Topics
  • Content Boxes
  • Anchor Tags Or "Jump To's"
  • Highlighting "New" Items (Internet Only)
  • Standard Links (Internet Only)
  • Page Title
  • Tables
  • Frames
  
  
• Section 5: Rules About Files
  • HTML Coding
  • JAVA And Javascript
  • File Names
  • Case
  • File Name Extensions
  • Folder Names
  • Naming Your First Page
  • Application Files (Internet Only)
  • File Types
  • Audio And Video Files
  • Virus Protection
  • File Size
  • Redirects
  • Aliases
  
  
• Section 6: Rules About Links
  • Linking Policy
  • Intercepts
  • Format
  • Defining A Link
  • Listing Links
  • Case
  • Internal Links
  • Testing Links
  • Links To Commercial Sites
  • Required Links
  
  
• Section 7: Rules About Graphics
  • Photos And Graphics
  • The Website "Brand"
  • Image And Graphic Types
  • Image And Graphic Specifications
  • Thumbnails
  • Colors
  • Sizes
  • Cropping
  • Borders
  • Height and width
  • Vertical Space And Horizontal Space
  • Text Labels
  • Text Alternatives
  • Animated Graphics
  • Storage
  
  
• Section 8: Rules About Posting
  • Posting Rights
  • Storage And Testing
  • Removing Files
  
  
• Section 9: Rules About Archiving
  • Archives.hud.gov
  
  
• Section 10: Rules About Customer Outreach Tools
  • Mailing Lists
  • Discussions
  • Real-time chats (Person-to-Person)
  • Calendars
  • Webcasts
  
  
• Appendix A: HUD's Web Dictionary
• Appendix B: Web Accessibility Guidelines
• Appendix C: Creating Metadata
  • Introduction
  • What Is Metadata?
  • Why Is Metadata Important?
  • What are metadata elements?
  • Mandatory Elements
  • Example Of A Complete Metadata Record
  • Controlled Vocabularies
  • Controlled Vocabulary for "Subject"
  • The Details
  • The Elements
  • Links and References
• Appendix D: Web Writing Standards
• Appendix E: State Page Rules
  • General Rules
  • Rules for the Front Page (/index)
  • Rules for the Homeownership Topic
  • Rules for the Rental Help Topic
  • Rules for the Library Topic
  • Homeless
  • Rules for the Local Newsroom Topic
  • Rules for the Local HUD Offices Topic
• Appendix F: Good Stories
• Appendix G: Calendars