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This is a collection of webdesign tools for Virginia Tech Alumni Chapters to use in creating and maintaining webpages.

Colors:

For complementary (websafe*) colors,
please see "Web Color Palette | University Relations | Virginia Tech"

* Websafe colors are colors which you can count on looking the same from one computer to the next. If you split a color code up into three 2-digit numbers, each number in a websafe color will be 00, 33, 66, 99, CC, or FF.

Images:

A compilation of some fun and Hokie graphics for you to use on your website.

Resources:

Terminology:

HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language - Used extensively on the World Wide Web to structure text and set up hyperlinks

CSS - Cascading Style Sheets - A mechanism for adding style (color, fonts, spacing, formatting) to web pages

Javascript - A scripting language for implementing forms and navigation enhancements.

HTML Tutorials and Resources:

• HTML resources and tutorials - http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp
• HTML, CSS, and graphics resources - http://www.htmlgoodies.com/
• HTML and CSS resources - http://www.htmlhelp.com
• Current and historical HTML resources - http://blooberry.com/indexdot/html/index.html

Javascript Resources:

• http://webdeveloper.earthweb.com/webjs/
• http://www.java-scripts.net/

Web Safe Colors:

• Virginia Tech web safe colors - http://www.unirel.vt.edu/web/color_palette.php
• http://www.techbomb.com/websafe/

HTML Validation:

• http://www.htmlhelp.com/tools/validator/direct.html
• http://validator.w3.org/

CSS Validation:

• http://www.htmlhelp.com/tools/csscheck/
• http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator-uri.html

Virginia Tech Resources:

The Virginia Tech Style Guide (updated February 2006) - guidelines for the legal use of the university logo, seal, and HokieBird images at http://www.unirel.vt.edu/style/

Templates:

Web page designs that you can download and use for a quick start on developing a professional-looking site.

Web Hosting:

Virginia Tech provides free server space for Alumni Chapters with the address "www.chapters.alumni.vt.edu/[YourChapterName]" -- the advantages are clear:

• no contracts and no fees -- no obligations if you decide to stop hosting with Virginia Tech
• an easy to remember address
• no pop-up or banner ads
• technical assistance from fellow Hokies
• secure WebDAV connection straight to your webhost (lets you update your chapter's site as often as you like and see the changes on-line immediately)

Contact Alumni Webmaster, (VaTechAlumni@vt.edu) for more information.