Effective and usable navigation

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Effective and usable navigation

• Natasha
• Melendez

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Five rules to effective navigation

• Navigation should be easy to find
• STAND OUT
• visible without scrolling down
• Keep it consistent
• Same location
• Have same
• Style
• Type
• colors

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• Use obvious section names
• Names with meaning
• Avoid words like
• Resources
• Tools
• Less is more
• Avoid
• too many buttons
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• Too many separate navigation bars
• Use drop down-down menus

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• Remind the user where they are
• Clickable buttons