Links/Navigation
Links are a very important element in your web page, since their
primary function is navigation and transporting
the user to the information that he/she seeks. The following helpful
hints will guide you in developing links that will help and not hinder
your user.
- All links should include a brief description. The user should be able
to predict what he/she is going to find at the other end.
- Make sure that the wording of the link is not ambiguous. Try to think
like the user.
Example: Library Services
- Too many links may make it difficult for the user to decide and choose
between similar links. Eliminate links that sound the same.
- Make sure that your links change color when visited, so that the user
can eliminate sites that didn't have what he/she needed.
Navigation--can your users move from one part of your web site to another
easily. Do they know when they have left your site?
- Clearly label all navigational buttons or icons.
- Be consistent. Use the same type of button,etc.--and place it in the
same position on each page, so that the user can quickly move from page to
page.
- Identify the site in a consistent manner on each page, so that the
user knows immediately if he/she has left your site.
- Always include a button back to the main page of your site.
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