Featured Content

This page demonstrates different colours for featured content boxes.

Using featured content gives students a visual cue that the content is important. Use featured content sparingly and make sure the colour of the featured content box is meaningful and accessible.


To use these featured content boxes please access this page's HTML Editor by pressing the Edit HTML button found just below the end of content on the left side. location of the page HTML edit button, after the content to the lower left

Then highlight and select your content, including everything between "start copy" and "end copy". Right click and select copy and proceed to the content page you wish to paste into. Access the HTML editor of this page and paste your content where you'd like.

Key Messages

A key message such as why a certain step in a process is critical might be in a green or grey box.

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Featured Content

A key message such as why a certain step in a process is critical might be in a green or grey box.

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start copy

Featured Content

A key message such as why a certain step in a process is critical might be in a green or grey box.

end copy


start copy

Featured Content

A key message such as why a certain step in a process is critical might be in a green or grey box.

end copy


Student Action Items

Assignment reminders and other messages which include student action items should be placed in red featured content boxes.

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Featured Content

Student action items should be placed in red featured content boxes.

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Other Colour Options

Other colour options for featured content boxes include white text on darker backgrounds. The combinations are accessible but some students may still find these contrasts difficult to read. Use sparingly.


Key Messages

A key message such as why a certain step in a process is critical might be in a green, brown or grey box.

start copy

Featured Content

A key message such as why a certain step in a process is critical might be in a green, brown or grey box.

end copy


start copy

Featured Content

A key message such as why a certain step in a process is critical might be in a green, brown or grey box.

end copy


start copy

Featured Content

A key message such as why a certain step in a process is critical might be in a green, brown or grey box.

end copy

Student Action Items

Assignment reminders and other messages which include student action items should be placed in red featured content boxes.

start copy

Featured Content

Student action items should be placed in red featured content boxes.

end copy