Navigation Modes

Navigation Modes

1. Manual Navigation/Navigation

   • What is it?
     • Manual Transmition/Navigation is the process which a user navigates around a system manually, so they change the screen or go to another page.
   • Disadvantages
     • If a remote is not purchased, the user has to be close to the computer when presenting.
     • If there are a lot of animations and sounds, the user has to press the screen a lot, meaning that the action can get repetative and annoying.
     • If the area that you need to find cannot be found, it can be complicated to access the information you want.
   • Advantages
     • User can spend as much time as they like on one slide beofre they go to another.
     • The user can select what slides they want to see and in what order.
     • The user can control the presentation whilst talking.
     • The user can stop at certain slides or jump forwards and backwards between slides to clarify a point.
     • The user can stop and allow audiance parcipitation or questions if neccessary.
   • When would you use it?
     • Most powerpoints where information needs to be read (e.g. schools), web pages, documents, anywhere when human interaction is needed for a purpose.
   • Methods users can use manual transmission
     • Remote control on a powerpoint
     • Clicking a navigation bar
     • Internet history

2. Automatic Transition/Navigation

   • When would you use it?
     • Advertisements, photo albums, in a place where there is no need for human interaction e.g. dentist
   • Advantages
     • No human interaction- can be left alone
     • Does not need anyone to click on the screen to advance
     • Times can be allocated to each slide to stay up for a certain amount of time
   • Disadvantages
     • If human interaction is required, automatic slide transmission is useless.
     • They are bad if the previous slide is needed to understand the next one
     • People take different times to take information in, so fixed timing is a bad option for multiple people to view.
     • Not good for non-linear presentations where the user selects the next slide
     • User cannot stop for emphasis or cannot stop to answer a question
     • Slides may go too fast or too slow
     • If you miss a slide, you have to wait for it to appear again
     • User may not want to view the whole presentation
   • What is it?
     • A pre-defined method of navigation that requires no human interaction