Here are a few guidelines for when to open a link in a new window: - When linking to an external site outside your domain - When linking to a site that could be considered competitive or unrelated to your main content - For marketing/promotional links that are not essential to the user's workflow on your site You should use it sparingly because: - It disrupts the user's workflow and expectations of browsing within a single window - Each new window uses system resources that could impact performance - It's generally better UX to keep the user within your site/content unless there's a clear need to branch out So in summary, only use it when really needed to link outside your

1. Web Portfolio

2. Some information
• To view your website in a browser use:
http://teach2.newport.ac.uk/10000001
• To manage your website in a web editor use:
ftp://teach2.newport.ac.uk

3. Key model
CLIENT SERVER
My Computer http://teach2.newport.ac.uk
Web files stored and edited Web files copied here and
locally. stored remotely.
When browsing the web My Files are SERVED to a
Computer is a CLIENT CLIENT.
LOCAL REMOTE

4. Important detail
• The first web page in your website should be
named ‘index.htm’ or ‘index.html’

5. Trees (1)
G:Websitesteach2
G:Websitesteach2redfox
G:Websitesteach2word
G:Websitesteach2powerpoint
G:Websitesteach2excel
G:Websitesteach2access

6. Trees (2)
On web server becomes:
http://teach2.newport.ac.uk

7. Trees (3)
http://teach2.newport.ac.uk

8. Trees (4)
http://teach2.newport.ac.uk/word
http://teach2.newport.ac.uk/excel/excel.htm

9. Text for portfolio web pages
The home page will provide a list of links to each of the coursework tasks.
Each coursework task will be presented on its own page with the following
elements:
A clear title
Heading: How the resource was constructed:
How it was made;
How it is operated;
Heading: Its value for learning and teaching:
What value could learners get from it?
What value could a teacher get from it?
Heading: Download file:
Link to the file for download;
Describe the download file format (e.g. Zip, Docx);
Relevant instructions/guidance for the user.

10. File sizes (1)

11. File size (2)

12. Navigation!
Text hyperlinks or Image hyperlinks

13. Adding your files to your website
• Generally speaking a link to a file the browser will
download it.
• How the browser handles the file will vary. Some
offer the option to open or save it.
• How the user handles it will vary. This also may
depend on how the user has set up their browser.
• That’s why it is important to provide instructions or
guidance.
• Note also that a file can only be opened if there is a
suitable application on the client machine.

14. Files (continued)
• The best advice to a user is to save the file first
especially if the file has features that rely on a
secure location on the client PC.
• MS Access files in particular cannot be opened
directly but must first be compressed or
zipped.
• Demonstration ...

15. Helping the user
• Always add a note for the user explaining
what to expect and what to do
• E.g. What type of file is it; what should they
do with it?

16. Hyperlink properties
"_self" - open link in the same window
"_blank" - open link in the new window
ignore these unless you are using frames ...
"_parent" - will load the linked document where the inner frameset
file had been
"_top" - loads the linked document in the topmost frame

17. When ...
• Would you open a web page in a new
window?
• Why should you use it sparingly?