Screen Layout

Primary navigation

(refer to Section 6, Screen layout diagram)

The primary navigation bar must be located horizontally below the visual branding strip. The following guidelines apply:

Images must not be used for navigation.
The primary navigation must be left aligned.
The primary navigation must be a straight text link, a pop-up menu or a combination of both depending on the navigation requirements of the site.
Pop-up menus must be formed from well-structured HTML. For people using older browsers, screen readers and computer programs that can read HTML they must have access to the full set of navigation elements.
The height of this section must be flexible to allow navigation items to wrap to more than one line when necessary.

TIP: See the implementation advice for primary navigation.

Last reviewed 29 January 2008