Embedded text links are a very good way to refer readers to other, areas or descriptions of terms used in your writings, but can get confusing and become discordant unless targeted to a new fresh browser window, so they can be closed after read, unless users can easily return to where they left off. WebTV convertors cannot open fresh or any other than one window.

Radio form buttons present checkboxes beside selections that can be used as links when a form submit button is pressed, and can be used to load another document. This is not their usual use, but works and is very fast although odd and complicated looking, saving no space. They cannot show a visited state without javascript.

Submit form buttons usually look grey and a little too wide for the names written in them, and can be used to load a new document by using the form's 'get' function. This is not the normal use for them, but works well and can be useful for special links, like bypassing standard navigation routes. This is fast and simple, and highlights the action nicely. Without elaborate javascript, they cannot show a visited state, but can be text-changed on use. Unfortunately this method may not work on systems like AOL and WebTV. Often used as a non-javascript means of concealing the URl of the document linked to.

Drop down lists which are normally for use to save typing into forms, also allow links to be selected and submitted when the submit button is pressed and can be a very useful and space-saving method of offering larger lists of links in a much more compact space. They are also widely supported and load quickly, but cannot mark links as visited or work without javascript.

Select lists similar to above for use to save typing into forms, also allow links to be selected and submitted when a submit button is pressed and like the above, a space-saving method of offering larger lists of links in a smaller space. They are also widely supported and load quickly, but cannot mark links as visited or work without javascript.

History Lines if a site is broken into subsections, with only a few links on each page a text link list of the previous documents can be presented on each page like:
Main< Page2 >Page3 >Page4
to allow users to quickly return to another area. Most sites don't need this, as the browsers [Back] button works nicely! But it can be useful to quickly go [Forward] into unexplored areas!

Tabled Navbars can use any of the navigation methods and are widely supported. Their disadvantage is they have to be included in and changed appropriately in each document. This makes updating the site a bit more trouble since every page must be changed to add a selection to the navigation menu! Nav bars can be consistent- identical on each page or customized or expanded for each subsection of the site. Changing the contents from area to area should be done carefully, especially if any links are removed, as visitors with older browsers may loose their way back if they make a wrong turn.

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