From the course: User Experience for Web Design
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Formatting for information exchange
From the course: User Experience for Web Design
Formatting for information exchange
- Each page on your site contains signposts that help visitors find the information they need. Headings and subheadings aren't just a way of splitting up chunks of text. As we saw earlier, they're also the main things that people scan when they look over a page, so make sure that they're summaries of the content they contain. If you're having trouble thinking about what words to use in the headings and subheadings, just think about the words that people would search on to find this content and then use those words in your headings. Obviously, the content within each heading has to match with the words you choose. Never try to use more than three levels of headings on your pages. If you find yourself using more, it's probably time to split that content out into different pages and create links to it. Another thing you can do to help visitors out is give them a summary of every page so they can quickly work out whether they're in the right place. You often see this in news articles…
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