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Navigation Defined

The term navigation refers to a means whereby the reader can access topics sequentially in an order defined by the author. Individual topics can also contain navigational aids that provide quick access to a list of subtopics.

The following figure shows an HTML Help topic that provides two kinds of navigation. The Previous, Next and Back buttons on the HTML Help toolbar let the reader browse the topics. The small buttons within the topic itself let the reader jump directly to one of its subtopics.