Navigation Topic h1 |h1|

Navigational topics--also known as node topics--provide a paragraph or two of context in a given subject area and conclude with a list of described links to topics about the subject. The assumption is that the user has opened the topic from the TOC rather than that the user found it in the index or with a search.

Any topic associated with a TOC node that contains several related topics should use the Navigation template. If there is a need to provide a longer topic that explains the subject area, this topic should be an overview topic, and might be the first topic listed when the node is opened.

Include a link to each topic in the chapter. After each link, include a sentence or two describing what the user will learn by visiting that topic. Don’t get too elaborate—that’s what the topic itself is for. But do be specific.

These topics should be short! Ideally, the user won’t have to scroll more than once to get the whole shebang.

Topics Included in This Section |h2|

Topic h1 1 |navh1--include a link to the topic|

Provides a description of the topic; begin this text with a verb such as "provides" or "introduces" or "describes", and try to give a sense of the scope and detail depth of the topic. |navdesc|

Topic h1 2 |navh1|

Provides a description of the topic; begin this text with a verb such as "provides" or "introduces" or "describes", and try to give a sense of the scope and detail depth of the topic. |navdesc|

Samples |h2|

This is an optional section. If there are samples that relate to the subject of this section, include links to them in a bulleted list. Do not annotate them.

Related Topics |relatedtopics|

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