Web Services guides

Read guides on accessibility, web standards, and best practice

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Accessibility guides

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Creating accessible documents

This guide offers practical help so you can make inclusive Word documents and PDFs that are easy to read and understand by your entire audience.

Guide

Performing an accessibility self-audit

This step-by-step guide will help you perform a basic accessibility self-audit. It will help you assess your website so you can find accessibility problems and fix them so your website meets the UK's public sector accessibility regulations.

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Writing alt text

How to write effective alt text that helps visitors who rely on assistive technologies like screen readers.

Guides for creating web pages

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Creating a group page

Guidance for CMS editors on how to write and publish group content on the University website

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Creating a guide

Guidance for CMS editors on how to write and publish guide content on the University website

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Creating a PhD project

Guidance for CMS editors on how to write and publish a PhD project opportunity on the University website.

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Creating a project

Guidance for CMS editors on how to write and publish project content on the University website

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Creating a story

Guidance for CMS editors on how to write and publish story content on the University website

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Creating an announcement

Guidance for CMS editors on how to write and publish announcement content on the University website

Guide

Request a Wordpress blog

Requesting blog hosting using the University Wordpress network that is not for learning and teaching

Guide

URL standards

This guide sets out best practice for publishing URLs on dundee.ac.uk and any other website affiliated with the University of Dundee.

Guide

Writing alt text

How to write effective alt text that helps visitors who rely on assistive technologies like screen readers.

Updating people pages