Use page headings to outline your content— not unlike a bulleted page outline or table of contents. Use the headings in order and don't skip headings.
In LibGuides, Heading 1 <h1>
is reserved for guide titles and Heading 2 <h2>
is held for box titles. For the content within the boxes, we are using headings 3 to 6. At right is an example of how to keep headings in good order.
Example of how headings can create a logical outline for a LibGuide...
- H1 Guide Title
- H2 Box Title
- H3 Section inside a box
- H4 Sub-section inside a box
- H4 Sub-section
- H3 Section
- H2 Box Title
- H3 Section
- H3 Section
- H4 sub-section
- H4 sub-section
Just as you click in a paragraph and change it to a heading from the paragraph format menu, you can also repair headings in the same manner. Simply click the heading and select the proper level from the menu.
In rare instances, you'll find a heading accidentally tagged a subsequent paragraph. You can reset the non-heading to normal with the same menu.
Another way to visualize the organization of your page is to view it with a phone browser. Your content will become linear in much the same way it does on a screen reader. If the page does not make sense on a phone, a re-ordering of content will be needed.