• Navigation
• Searching for information
• Site Map
• FWP 2004 Website Revision Notes

Navigation

Dynamic Drop Down Menus

Found at the very top of the page, these menus allow quick access to the top level sections of the web site, and the immediate sub-sections of each. This menu is useful for jumping to another area quickly from anywhere in the site.

Site Guide

This important link is found in the upper-right most corner of all pages. You are currently reading the information in the Site Guide.

Navigational Trail

Links to all the pages between your current page, and the home page can be found in this gem. The Trail is found directly below the header banner image on every page. The Trail is most helpful for backing up through the levels of the website with out using your browsers back button many times.

Search Site / Advanced Search Box

Quick access to the search page from anywhere in the website. This feature can be found at the top of the Page Menu on most pages with in the website. Pages without this feature often have area specific searches (see the Field Guide for an example).

Page Footer

The footer at the very bottom of all pages in the FWP website contains useful links for the State of Montana, Privacy Act Statement

Searching for information

A general site-wide search is available on pages throughout the web site by using the page search box. This box can usually be found at the top of the page just under the header on the left-hand side.

Some areas of this site such as the News, Public Notices and the Animal Field Guide have more specific searches exclusivly for their content.

Site Map

The FWP Web Site Map is available for users to quickly see topics with in the structure of the web site.

FWP 2004 Website Revision Notes

The FWP website is being updated to an improved format. This new format has been designed with many features to make pages load faster and text easier to read. The new format is the result of extensive research into the state and federal laws regarding government websites, as well as industry standards for accessibility.

Due to the extensive new industry standards for websites, we are providing our site in the ‘Text Only’ form for users of Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 and Netscape Navigator 4. We recommend the user download one of the many freely available standards compliant browsers available on the internet today.

• Complete major website section links on all pages.
• Greatly reduced number of images for faster load times.
• Improved navigation
• Special print formating built in for printer friendly pages.
• Integrated ‘Text Only’ version for every page.
• Fully ADA and Federal Section 508 compliant.
• Full industry standards compliant code. (HTML and CSS)