Creating a navigation scheme

A navigation scheme allows users to easily locate information through the use of consistent and descriptive formatting. Some specific recommendations are as follows:

• Group navigation elements and make them distinguishable by placing them in consistent locations across pages where they will be perceived as links.
• Use a clickable "table of contents" on lengthy pages (i.e., provide links that direct users to corresponding information on the page).
• Position major navigation menus on the left side of the page.
• Create descriptive tab titles.
• Minimize the length of navigation-only pages.