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Table of Contents
Overview of Web Guide
Introduction
Pedagogical and Design Considerations
Typical Components of a Course Web Page
Overview of Publishing on MIT's Web Server (web.mit.edu)
Maintenance Considerations
Access and Legal Issues
Building Your Pages
About HTML
HTML Tutorials
HTML Editors and Converters
Portable Document Format (PDF)
Technical Notation and Foreign Languages
Web Display of Mathematical Equations
Web Display of Chemical Equations and Structures
Foreign Languages in Web Pages
Including Images and Graphic Effects
Understanding Media Types for Web Publishing
Tips for Effective Use of Graphics
Creating Graphics for the Web
Imagemaps
Animations
Rollovers
Making Web Movies at the New Media Centers
Scanning Images, Slides, Text at the New Media Centers
Making your pages interactive
Replies by Email with mailto:
Web Forums and Discussions
Comment Forms and Web Surveys
Tracking Access to Web Pages
Databases and the Web
Distribution of Files Over the Web
CGI Programs
Helping People Find Your Web Pages
Web Browsers: Consider the Differences
Publishing Your Pages
Using an Athena Course Locker for Your Web Site
Summary of differences between Athena and other Unix systems
Locating Your Site: URLs, Athena, and AFS
Viewing Your Site With a Browser
Getting to Your Site for Maintenance
Managing Files and Directories
Controlling Access
Further Information
Transferring Your Files
Step-by-step Instructions
File Transfer vs. File management
Security Considerations
Restricting Access to Your Web Pages
Running Your Own Web Server
Maintaining Your Pages
Other Resources
Templates and Samples