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Re: Skip Navigation

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From: Tom Gilder
Date: Jul 22, 2002 7:26AM

On Monday, July 22, 2002, 2:06:02 PM, you wrote:
> When providing a way to skip repetitive navigation links, must the skip
> navigation link be the first item on the page so that you are skipping
> to content and avoiding pictures, headings, etc. in addition to links;
> or can you place the skip navigation link right before the repetitive
> links?

It really depends on the site - what works for one might not work for another.

Personally I tend to put the skip link just below the main logo on a site, so a
user would come across the site or page's name first, letting the user know what
the content is before they can access it.

Of course, you can always have more than one skip link - and personally I prefer
"skip to content" instead of "skip navigation" - the latter doesn't say *where*
you are skipping to.

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Tom Gilder
http://tom.me.uk/


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