Online versus Offline Writing
The terms “online” and “offline” are familiar. Online means connected to another computer or network. "Online" is doing activity connected to another computer or network, while "offline" is doing activity without an internet connection. Online writing usually makes a much greater use of multimedia. That is, in online writing we may see more than just text, figures, and tables. We may see animations and videos too. We may also hear sounds. In online writing, the presentation typically includes a greater use of color. The text is often not sequential. Hyperlinks allow a reader to jump around to what the reader deems as the most interesting parts of a work. Thus, with online writing, not everything will be read; readers will bounce around via searches and navigational aids. In offline writing, readers typically do read continuously through a document in the order in which it is presented. Readers tend to read each word in offline writing. With web pages, ...