Exercise 3: Design scannable content

Part 1: Review using checklist

Review the following examples. Make a list of what is done well, and what needs improvement. Compare your ideas with our suggestions.

Organisation	Order is appropriate Grouped into short sections, though the annual reports that were part of the Department’s annual report should be a separate group with the paragraph explanation directly above the last 2 links
Headings	Sections are labelled The second subheading has 'Annual' repeated - perhaps start with the word ‘Archive’ Main heading is complete Heading tags are used Sentence case is used
Paragraphs	Sole paragraph focuses on a single topic Starts with the topic sentence Paragraph could be shorter
Lists	Links under Archive subhead should be styled as a list Repetition of first words “Download the TAFE NSW Annual Report” should be avoided. Start with year of report and then include the rest of the label
Links	Links are concise Behaviour of links is not identified – should include document format and size Positioning would be improved if shown as a list, and with removal of repeated words at start of each item No repetition

Organisation	Order is appropriate No need for sections
Headings	Main heading OK No need for subheadings
Paragraphs	Paragraphs are short Should have been a list
Lists	List of links would be more appropriate Each item in the list should begin with a clearly labelled link
Links	Links are concise Link labels are not meaningful enough – have to read the whole sentence to figure it out No repetition