Navigation

The EMD website has been structured so as to make any information available to users with the least amount of effort. There are three main navigation functions designed for ease of use: menu bar, contents, bread crumb.


1. Menu Bar

The expandable menu bars on the left side of the page are the primary tool for navigating the website. All information is intuitively categorized into a heirarchy. The general categories shown in the default view expand to reveal sub-categories when the pointer is moved over the name. This allows the user to "drill down" to the desired information with a minimal number of mouse clicks.

2. Contents

The contents menu displays the various web pages that are either below the current category or within the same category. This allows users to easily navigate between similar pages in order to make comparisons or evaluations.

3. Bread Crumb

The bread crumb is a special function of the website designed to let the user know where they are within the site at all times. The bread crumb shows the information hierarchy and allows you to link back to any level of the hierarchy at all times.