Marshall University Template Instructions

Introduction
The Marshall University web template has been developed so that web sites for colleges, departments, and organizations within the university can easily be created so that they fit in with other university web sites. The template is basically a blank, generic web page to use as a blueprint for building a site.

Using the Template
Below is a list of steps to follow to customize the generic template to fit your needs.

1. Download (right click and choose Save Target As) either the HTML or ASP version of the template.

DOWNLOAD HTML VERSION
DOWNLOAD ASP VERSION

The ASP template should only be used by advanced users who have ASP active for their site directory. ASP includes will only work on files that contain the .asp extension.

2. Download the Dept/College Title .PSD (right click and choose Save Target As) file and edit to display your Dept/College name. When finished, turn off layer 2 and save for web as .gif using transparency and #08481D as the matte color. If you do not have Adobe Photoshop, request a title by emailing webmaster@marshall.edu.

Do not adjust the height or width of image. Font may be resized if type will not fit in the allotted space.

3. Customize code (Page Title, Title Graphic, Mailto link) to reflect Dept/College Information. Comment tags are included as informational cues in the HTML code of template files.

Do not edit appearance, text, code, images and image maps located in the Top Header, Side Navigation or Footer of template, except as instructed.

4. Edit, Add/Remove links from the Link Menu in the Side Navigation bar.

Links must contain class="primary" in the <A> tag specifications, so that it will use the appropriate link style. If you decide to have sublinks beneath the class="classified" in the <A> tag specifications.

Alternatively, it is permissible to use the Expanding Menu Code Generator to form the Link Menu Content. This generates code which displays/hides sublinks sections.

The methods listed above and in step 5 are the only accepted uses for content creation in the Side Navigation bar.

5. Optional: You may add a Quick Find Menu and/or Site Specific Search Box by using the available code generators.

Cut and paste the code into the Side Navigation Bar. The Quick Find Menu and the Site Specific Search Box are to appear at the top of the bar each separated by a line of blank space.

Alteration of the code produced by the generator scripts is not permitted.

6. Set the width of the Main Content Cell to accept desired content. Click here to view a conceptual image for a university template site.

The template header/footer will accommodate the width of browser windows widths from 720px to 1920px. 510px is the maximum width of cell recommended width for viewing on monitors 800x600. Remember that the side navigation bar will add 210px to width of document to total 720px.

Content in this area is unrestricted, and font will default to Verdana 10px. Caution is advised when using proprietary or browser specific scripts, and government mandates that state supported websites conform to Section 508 web design standards (to request further information on Section 508, contact webmaster@marshall.edu).

Content Links must should contain class="secondary" in the <A> tag specifications.

7. Save the Modified Template Page(s) and begin adding content. When a page is completed, Choose Save As and type a unique file name.

8. Feel free to email any comments/suggestions/requests regarding the new template to webmaster@marshall.edu.