Then, develop links to bring them back to the main content item that referred them. Always include a link back to the home page in case the student gets lost or needs to skip sections. Always include a mailto link and your email address so that your student can contact you with questions. Because of the design challenges hypertext presents, Web pages need to be free standing. The background color or image, text and link colors, font type and size used should be absolutely consistent throughout the site.
People are familiar with the default colors of links and their use is recommended.
The default colors for links should be used unless there is a good aesthetic reason to change them. Separate content by elemental topics of discussion onto separate Web pages. This includes the separation of digressions, multimedia, and large images into separate pages linked back to the main content item page. Pages should fit horizontally into the screen and not scroll off to the right. This annoys students and takes away from the ability of the page to deliver information.