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Navigation
Use
Navigation Elements Consistently
Once users see a link, they expect when they see it again it will look the same, be in the same location, and function the same. If it has changed, users may be forced to relearn the button, which will delay their completion of tasks.
Provide
Links to Home Page
Provide links to the homepage and high-level site categories on every page of your site. These persistent links enable users to easily navigate from one area of the site to another.
Provide
Redundant Text Links
Provide
redundant text links for each active region of an image map. If
users' software cannot see an image, they cannot select the image
itself or parts of the image. Text links generally download faster and change colors after being selected.
Position
Important Links Higher
Place
important links and information high on the page (at a minimum,
above the fold or scroll line). When pages have more than a
screenful of information, users spend much more time on the top of
the page and less time on the remaining screen of information.
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