Provide clear navigation mechanisms

Provide clear and consistent navigation mechanisms -- orientation information, navigation bars, a site map, etc. -- to increase the likelihood that a person will find what they are looking for in a course.

A navigation bar is a group of graphical or textual hyperlink buttons that appear on the main pages of your content. Most of your course navigation will be controlled through the Web CT interface and for the most part you will not need to create custom navigation bars. However, you may face this challenge and you want to keep the following tips in mind:

1. Use navigation to let the user know where they are
2. Provide a way back to the Home Page
3. Provide a way to the top of long pages
4. Make sure navigation links look like navigation links (i.e., underlined text, borders, etc.)
5. Create buttons or links that coordinate with the page
6. Be sure graphic links have an alternative text equivalent

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