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4.3 The Presentation Part

The presentation part is concerned about the actual display of structure and content and provide the means of navigation. Authors can adopt three styles:

  1. Textual Style: There is no graphical display of the structure, the presentation being limited to the display of the content of one or more nodes.
  2. Graphical Style: There is a graphical display, such as an overview map, of the structure.
  3. Combined Style: Both overviews and the ability to open nodes are provided.

The combination of the content part with the organizational part and the presentation styles would greatly facilitate comprehension and navigation.

The next topic is: Dynamic Hypertext.