From newsletter_admin at netadventist.org  Mon Apr  7 08:09:18 2008
From: newsletter_admin at netadventist.org (NetAdventist Newsletter)
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:09:18 -0500
Subject: NetAdventist News & Notes - Volume 3, Issue 11
Message-ID: <dc28d5c20804070809i146c52d8hbd7042972d0b695d@mail.gmail.com>

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     Volume III, Issue 11?Monday, April 7, 2008



   [image: netTip of the Week]

*Basic Principles of Design for Non-Designers*

Design affects everything on your site. It is more than a header or color
scheme. It directs organization and flow. It communicates professionalism.
It makes your site a place people want to come and stay. While some people
think designing is just about graphics, it is also about how you layout your
site and what content you put on your pages. Don't make the mistake of
thinking that it doesn't matter what you put on your static content pages.

There are *four basic principles of design* that should govern all you do in
creating and maintaining your Web site. These basic principles carry over
into both print and Web design. They are *contrast, repetition, alignment,*
*and proximity.*

*Contrast* directs flow and creates visual attraction on your page.
Following the principle of contrast, you should avoid having all elements
(type, color, size, line, shape, space, etc?) similar on your page. You can
use white space or font size to set-off important element?elements you want
to call attention to.

*Repetition* helps develop organization and unity. When you repeat visual
elements (even font is a visual element) throughout your site or page, it
creates harmony. You can repeat color, shape, texture, spatial
relationships, sizes, etc?

*Alignment* creates a visual connection between elements on your page. It
also gives your pages a clean, sophisticated, fresh look. Nothing should be
placed arbitrarily on your pages.

*Proximity* helps organize information and reduces clutter. When several
items are in close proximity to each other, they become a visual unit rather
than several separate units. So using the principal of proximity, items
related to each other should be grouped close to each other.

*Feel free to email us <nicoleb at netadventist.org> your netTip ideas. Your
information may be featured in an upcoming newsletter.*

   [image: netType]      *The Typeface You Use Does Matter*

Choosing a typeface is an important element of design. It can affect the
overall design or feel of a page, and more importantly, it affects the
readability of your text. Generally speaking, it is advised to stick with
sans-serif fonts for the Web as they are easier to read on a computer
screen.

Why sans-serif fonts? Well, because you don't have all the extra lines and
decorations added to the ends of the letters, thus making them less likely
to appear pixilated or untidy on your screen. Even with the most modern
anti-aliasing techniques, serif fonts can looked blurred.

Verdana font is a good example of a sans-serif font. It was designed for the
screen, and is the most commonly used sans-serif typeface on the Web today.
It is also one of the three classic fonts commonly used all over the Web,
along with Trebuchet and Helvetica.

Whatever typeface you choose to use on your site, be sure it has a
consistent weight and thickness, as well as generous width and letter
spacing, and generous space within the letters. All of these characteristics
insure the font you choose will be easy on the eyes, which is the most
important thing to remember about choosing typefaces for your site.

*Feel free to send us <nicoleb at netadventist.org> other resources or articles
you'd like to see.*
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We've profiled several Adventist churches in this column. To best serve all
our sites and users, we want to include all types of *net*Adventist sites in
this newsletter.

Please feel free to send a suggestion of a great *net*Adventist site you've
seen, whether it's an Adventist church, a school or a ministry. Please
include a phone number for the organization (and a contact name, wherever
possible).

*Feel free to send us <nicoleb at netadventist.org> other resources or articles
you'd like to see.*

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     *How do I link to a Form I've created in the Dashboard on a Static
Content page? There is no tab for Forms in the Link screen.*

 You're right, when you click on the Link icon in Static Content, it doesn't
display a tab for Forms. This is because Forms are supposed to be linked
through menus in Menu Manager.

Go to the Menu Manager tab in the Layout Control area of the Dashboard. Here
you can either create a new menu just for online forms or add your form to
an existing menu. You will notice that when you click on Add Plug-in, My
Forms Packages appears in the drop-down menu. Once you click on that you can
select a specific Form to add or select All My Forms.

If you wish to link directly to a form in a Static Content page, you will
need to cut and paste the URL for your form into the URL field in your Link
screen. You can only do this after you have linked your Form in Menu
Manager.

*To submit a question for the FAQs column, email us<nicoleb at netadventist.org>.
Your FAQ may also be added to the FAQ list in our online help
manual<http://help.netadventist.org/>.
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Publisher: TAGnet
Editor: Daniel A. Houghton, Executive Vice President
Managing Editor: Nicole M. Batten, Communications Manager/Content Liaison *

* Contact info
To suggest story ideas or questions, send information about resources to
include in this newsletter, or to submit articles, click
here<nicoleb at netadventist.org>.

For letters to the editor, click here <nicoleb at netadventist.org>.
To submit a change of email address for your own subscription to the
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From newsletter_admin at netadventist.org  Mon Apr 21 11:49:38 2008
From: newsletter_admin at netadventist.org (NetAdventist Newsletter)
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:49:38 -0500
Subject: NetAdventist News & Notes - Volume 3, Issue 12
Message-ID: <dc28d5c20804211149v38e39bcs2631e216a60e0365@mail.gmail.com>

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     Volume III, Issue 12?Monday, April 21, 2008



   [image: netTip of the Week]

*Spam-proofing Your Web Site*

Spammers get email addresses from three main sources on the Web: 1) domain
name registration, 2) Web forms and email newsletters, and of course, 3)
your actual Web site.

Any time an email address appears on your Web site in plain text, even if
it's hidden in a form field, you're opening yourself up to having that email
address captured. One way to protect yourself from this is to have a contact
form. Many people don't like contact forms but it is the easiest way to
protect your email addresses from being captured.

For those who are more technically savvy, you can mask your email address in
scripts. This works because spambots can't process scripts. Spambots visit
site after site with the sole purpose of collecting email addresses. Stop
them from harvesting yours by masking your email addresses.

One way to mask an email address is to add a small snippet of JavaScript in
place of the actual email address. This effectively renders your address
invisible to spiders, while leaving it accessible to your visitors.

An article on SitePoint.com
<http://http//www.sitepoint.com/article/spamproof-site/2>gives three
examples of JavaScript you can cut and paste into the Source Code of your
Web page for masking an email address. Just insert the code wherever you
need it to be displayed. In each example, you simply substitute your
username (the first half of your email address, everything before the @
symbol) and your hostname (everything after the @ symbol). Click here
<http://www.sitepoint.com/article/spamproof-site/2>to learn more.

*Feel free to email us <nicoleb at netadventist.org> your netTip ideas. Your
information may be featured in an upcoming newsletter.*

   [image: netType]      *Ten Web Topography Tips *

In a recent issue of Design Edge Canada <http://www.designedgecanada.com/>?a
magazine for Canada's graphic design industry?they did a special feature all
on web typography. Here are ten tips from it:

   1. Use quote and dashes; not primes and hyphens.

   2. Don't rely on a browser's default margins and indentations.

   3. Design to a scale.

   4. Limit the number of typefaces and font sizes you use.

   5. Ensure line lengths are comfortable for reading on screen.

   6. Be generous with leading.

   7. Embrace web fonts such as Arial that are well designed for the job.


   8. Ensure your design won't break when users increase the text size.

   9. Specify a print style sheet to ensure your website prints out well.


   10. Prepare for print-resolution screens.

 *Feel free to send us <nicoleb at netadventist.org> other resources or
articles you'd like to see.*
    [image: Featured User]

We've profiled several Adventist churches in this column. To best serve all
our sites and users, we want to include all types of *net*Adventist sites in
this newsletter.

Please feel free to send a suggestion of a great *net*Adventist site you've
seen, whether it's an Adventist church, a school or a ministry. Please
include a phone number for the organization (and a contact name, wherever
possible).

*Feel free to send us <nicoleb at netadventist.org> other resources or articles
you'd like to see.*

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     *How do I add a table to my static content page?*

 Click on the Table Icon in your tool bar to create a table. You will find
it near the Image Icon. It will say Edit/Insert Table when your cursor goes
over it. You can select how many columns and rows you want, as well as
specify alignment, border, cell padding, etc? Once you create your table you
can easily shrink or expand it and add more columns or rows.

*To submit a question for the FAQs column, email us<nicoleb at netadventist.org>.
Your FAQ may also be added to the FAQ list in our online help
manual<http://help.netadventist.org/>.
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Publisher: TAGnet
Editor: Daniel A. Houghton, Executive Vice President
Managing Editor: Nicole M. Batten, Communications Manager/Content Liaison *

* Contact info
To suggest story ideas or questions, send information about resources to
include in this newsletter, or to submit articles, click
here<nicoleb at netadventist.org>.

For letters to the editor, click here <nicoleb at netadventist.org>.
To submit a change of email address for your own subscription to the
newsletter, click here <newsletter-owner at netadventist.org>. *
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