Free Microsoft Office Viewers
If you want to post, say, a Microsoft Word document on your website, some people might not be able to read it because they don't have Microsoft Office on their computers. But, hark! Here is your answer: Include a link to the free readers listed on this page, and all will be well. Also, this might be your answer if you want to read Office documents created elsewhere, but don't want to buy Office for your home (or shared) computer.

Merriam-Webster Dictionary
This site contains Merriam-Webster's online dictionary.

Society for Technical Communication
The STC is a membership organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication.

Symbols.com
This website contains "the world's largest online encyclopedia of graphic symbols," and uses an advanced index with search feature to help you find the symbol you need for your technical document.

TechWeb Encyclopedia
This site contains an encyclopedia of technical terms.

WinWriters
Resources and conference for technical writers (particularly in the computer field).

Wikipedia.org
The worldwide, open-source encyclopedia. If you can't find it here, add it yourself!

WinWriters' List of Software Tools for Technical Writers
Go here to find the tool you need for your documentation projects. Includes authoring, editing, graphics, web, and project management tools with links to the manufacturers; some of those links lead to free trial downloads of the software tools.

HTML and Website-Building Links

Getting Your Own Web Space - Free

KU Academic Computing Web Hosting
Sign up here for a free personal Website at KU.

KU Web Standards Reference
If you want to build an official KU Website, you need to follow these guidelines.

HTML References

Backgrounds and Colors Reference
Handy and in-depth reference for writing Web page backgrounds.

Frames in HTML (W3C standards)
Abstract: This document specifies level 1 of the Cascading Style Sheet mechanism (CSS1). CSS1 is a simple style sheet mechanism that allows authors and readers to attach style (e.g. fonts, colors and spacing) to HTML documents.

HTML Color Codes
This page lists all the colors, their friendly names, and their corresponding HTML codes for use in brightening up Web pages.

Webmonkey Color Codes Reference
This page lists all the colors and corresponding codes for use in brightening up Web pages.

Webmonkey HTML Codes Reference
This page lists and describes the most-used HTML tags for use in building Web pages.

HTML Tutorials

HTML Dog
This site contains a number of excellent HTML, CSS, and other tutorials.

HTML Goodies
A great source for learning about HTML. Includes a self-directed course.

HTML Code Tutorial
Start here to learn all about HTML, frames, and cascading style sheets.

HTML Tutorial
Learn how to write HTML. By the Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (MCLI).

Markel's Web Design Tutorial
Super resource site for building Web pages.

Web Pages That Suck
This site helps you make better Web sites by pointing out common errors Web-designers make.

HTML and FTP Program Downloads - Free

HTML Kit
You can download this full-featured HTML editor for home use - for free! It's also available to download from Download.com.

WinSCP
This free download allows you to transfer files from your computer to your Website, safely and securely. You now need to use a secure FTP program to upload files to KU servers.

WS_FTP LE
Go to this Download.com Web page to download this free FTP (file transfer protocol) program.

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Scripting, and XHTML

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for Beginners (W3C)
Learn to use cascading style sheets (CSS) from the people who set the standards. "The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential. W3C is a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding."

Cascading Style Sheets, Level 1 (W3C standards)
Abstract: This document specifies level 1 of the Cascading Style Sheet mechanism (CSS1). CSS1 is a simple style sheet mechanism that allows authors and readers to attach style (e.g. fonts, colors and spacing) to HTML documents.

Cascading Style Sheets, Tips and Tricks (W3C)
A random collection of CSS examples and some help in using them.

CSS Tips and Tricks
A nice guide to mastering CSS with lots of tips.

Scripts in HTML Documents (W3C standards)
Scripts allow you more control over your HTML documents and Web pages than simple HTML coding allows. This W3C document specifies scripting standards for HTML pages.

XHTML References and Tutorials
This site contains much of what you need to know in order to get started in XHTML, the Web language that brings XML online.

Research Links

Here are links to some popular Web search engines:

AltaVista
Ask Jeeves
Excite
Google
HotBot
Lycos
Metacrawler
MSN Search
NorthernLight
Yahoo!

More research-related links:

SearchEngineWatch
This Website tracks all the search engines in use. Lots of information, some of which might be useful.

Diana Hacker's Companion Website
This site contains almost all of the information you'll find in Diane Hacker's handbook, Research and Documentation in the Electronic Age. Appropriate enough for a book about online research, I might add!

Google's Guide to Advanced Web Searches ("Cheat Sheet") 
This is the reference you need to perform the most-accurate and quickest Web search using Google and many other Web-based search engines. Invaluable.

KU Faculty Experts Guide
Search here to find subject-matter experts who work for the University.

The KU Libraries Research Website
This is the portal to all the University Libraries have to offer, including online databases. Invaluable!

Lexis-Nexis
Use this free-to-KU (from campus terminals) research site to find anything ever published. An awesome research tool.

Librarians' Index to the Internet
Wonderful research for all researchers, put together by librarians whose job it is to help you find what you need.

The WWW Virtual Library
Another Internet index put together by the loving hands of librarians.