Three basic elements form the body section of a web page. The first is an Summary Paragraph that introduces a page and its contents (like this one). Following this introductory paragraph, the rest of the body is made up of text and images logically divided into sections and subsections which are labeled with headings and subheadings. The Sections and Headings page describes how to break up your page and format the text and headings. Finally, the Images page is devoted to describing the correct way to format images for use in the body of your web page.

Summary paragraph describing page contents

The first item in the body section should be a brief paragraph describing the contents of the page. The paragraph can contain links to appropriate sections on that page.

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This page describes the design of the Siegel House. The first section, <A HREF="#BasicElements">Basic Elements</A>, summarizes the major design elements of the house and briefly describes the climate in Davis, California. The second section, <A HREF="#PassiveSolarFeatures">Passive Solar Features</A>, explains the passive solar design implemented in the house.<BR>

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You can use the first sentence to describe the intent of the page as a whole, then use one sentence to describe the purpose of each section on the page. If a page only has one section, simply introduce the whole page with one or two sentences. Precede the summary paragraph with one <BR> and follow the paragraph with two <BR> tags.

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Created: 08/26/96
Revised: 09/09/02

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