                   What is Hypertext?
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Problems with      If you have information with little structure, it
comprehension      requires critical reading and thinking to put it
=============      together.  That's hard work -- causing most people to
                   either skip or ignore the information rather than
                   assemble and comprehend it.   <SKIL>

Importance of      However, if you provide information with clear
clear structure    structure, almost anyone can comprehend the
===============    relationships.  Why?  Because human minds are designed
                   for rapid pattern recognition, not for critical
                   thinking.   <HYP-AD>

Organized for      In a nutshell, hypertext is putting information in
browsing           patterns that are obvious to users so they can easily
========           browse, find, and rapidly understand such systems of
                   knowledge to whatever depth desired.  Good hypertext:
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              ³    Indexes ideas (not words)  <LEVEL7 1 19>            ³
              ³    Provides minimum keystroke paths to all ideas       ³
              ³    Always shows users relationships between ideas      ³
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  References: -------------------------------------------------
        Hypertext, Use in advertising              <HYP-AD 1 7>
        Hypertext, Use in training                 <HYP-TRN>
        Hypertext, construction tools needed       <LEVEL1 1 20>
        Hypertext, Definition of "good"            <SKIL 1 21>
        Hypertext, Types of jumps                  <FILE0A 1 14>
        Hypertext, Craftsmanship and               <HYP-CRF>
        Hypertext, reasons for reading             <HYP-PR 2 1>
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