Using headings
- Headings are the outline for your webpage.
- They break up content, therefore the page can be easily scanned. Users can skim through headings, glancing over sub-headings keeping an eye out for significant keywords.
- Headings allow screen readers to identity the structure of the content to get an overview. Users can skim and scan the content and jump to the part they want to read. Your headings should work as a table of contents for the page.
Headings in LibGuides
- H1 is the title of the page and should not be used in LibGuides.
- H2 is the title of each box you add to the LibGuide page.
- Other headings can be used multiple times, as long as they follow a hierarchical structure – so you should use H3 before you use H4 within a topic. You can go back and use H3 again after you’ve used H4.
How to create a heading in LibGuides
Select the text that you want as a heading then use the 'Format' drop down list to select the heading you want to use.
In the rich text editor, the first heading you should use is Heading 3 (as described above, heading 2 is already created when you add a new box).
