Print this article for free. Defining the navigation system for the site solves these problems. Take a look at the site structure listing. These are excellent candidates for the global navigation system, which appears on every page of the site and enables users to quickly jump between sections. If at all possible, try to limit the number of global navigation elements to between five and seven.
Local navigation can take a number of forms.
It can be a list of topics, such as those found at Yahoo and GeoCities . It can take the form of a menu of choices such as the GeoCities members area . Or, it might be a list of a few related items, such as this lesson's page titles that you see farther down this page. It is essential that you document the global navigation system and as many of the local navigation systems as you can. This can be as simple as compiling a list of elements that make up each system.