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The possibility to make links is strength of web-based publications. This allows combining different parts Module
of an assessment in contrast to having to follow a linear path in a printed publication.

If you choose to produce a web report but an important portion of your audience has poor web 7
access, you can chose to also distribute on a CD-ROM. The navigation of a CD-ROM should resemble
that of your web page, so people will find it easy to use. Before you start production of a CD-ROM,
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consider if your target audience will find this to be a useful format. For example, a CDROM might be
of greater use for schools, than for the general public.

BOX 6 Formats for electronic documents.

PDF. PDF stands for Portable Document Format, and has become a widely-used way
of publishing electronic documents. PDF is probably the best way to transfer and view
documents on the web or through e-mail. Once you have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed
(which is already in most recent computers) all you need to do is click on the PDF file and
it automatically opens. If Acrobat Reader is not already installed, it can be downloaded free
from the web (http://www.freesoftwarepack.com/Adobe_Reader.html). However, creating a
PDF file requires Acrobat Professional, which must be purchased.

HTML. Hypertext Markup Language is the coding language used to create hypertext
documents for the web. In HTML, a block of text can be surrounded with electronic “tags”
that indicate how it will appear on a computer screen (e.g., bold face or italics). Also, in HTML
a word, a block of text, or an image can be linked to another file on the Web. HTML files are
viewed with a web browser.

RSS. Rich Site Summary and RDF (Resource Description Framework) are web technologies
that make it easy to automatically share content, such as news items, among different web
sites. A web site can allow other sites to publish some of its content by creating an RSS
document, and registering the document with an RSS publisher. A web publisher can post a
link to the RSS feed so users can read the distributed content on his/her site.

WEBLOG (BLOG). This is a publicly accessible personal journal created by an individual, and
shared over the web. The activity of updating a blog is “blogging,” and someone who keeps
a blog is a “blogger.” Blogs are typically updated daily using software that allows people with
little or no technical background to update and maintain the blog. Postings on a blog almost

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