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IBM.com, using line spacing to reduce multiline link ambiguity, 235

identical options, avoiding, 60

identity, proving to a website, 49

IEEE.org. See Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) website

iFilm.com

competing navigation schemes, 90-91

missing relevant search items, 175-177

providing tab continuity with a colored strip, 277

self-link on, 114

IGC.org. See Institute for Global Communication (IGC) website

image links. See also graphical links

marking as links, 226

not marking, 243

image maps

links cannot be marked in, 243

presenting an array of buttons , 233

images

not embedding text in, 253

disabling borders for all, 243

inactive controls, graying out, 268

incomplete websites , 39

inconsistent capitalization, 216

inconsistent label alignment, 143

Inconsistent Style blooper, 214-217

inconsistent terms, avoiding for concepts, 214

incorrect keywords on data items, 182

Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) website

appropriate spacing between labels and fields, 145

labels placed far away from fields, 142

individuals, tracking using cookies, 53-54

industry "insiders", using the jargon of, 209

information

asking for already-provided, 44

presenting in a single place, 30, 32

information architecture, guidelines and best practices for, 24

InfoWorld.com, search facility failing to find items, 177

infrastructure, developing without concern for usability, 283

input focus

moving to the next field, 128

setting in a text field on a Web page, 140

insertion point. See input focus

Insider Jargon blooper, 209-211

insider terminology, using for search options, 162-163

Institute for Global Communication (IGC) website

choosing between "keyword" and "text search", 161

"Donate" link going to a separate organization, 103-104

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) website

navigation bars with fully clickable buttons, 233

sending members to a generic page, 104, 105

text input focus not set, 139

instructions, geeky , 200-201

Intel Developer Forum subsite , URL field not accepting enough characters , 126, 127

Intel.com, text excerpts from, 249, 250

intentional repeated logins, 51

interaction design principle, letting users do as little as possible, 128

"internal system error" message, 204, 205, 206

International Wafer Service website

page about nothing, 41

What's New page with filler text, 39

Internet Explorer 5.0, text size compared to Navigator 4.76, 250

"Internet time" for Web development, 7-8

Intolerant Data Fields blooper, 124-128

intranet Web application, needless link duplication, 96-98

intranets , design and management of, 88

invalid default values, setting, 138

invalid entry error message, 122

InvestorDelivery.com, re-registering ProxyVote users, 46

invisible HTML tables, using to layout Web pages, 258

IOBA.org. See Independent Online Booksellers Association website

IP addresses, mapping approximate locations to, 62

irrelevant hits, piles of, 178-182

IRS.gov. See U.S. Internal Revenue Service website

item descriptions, coordinating in lists, 26

items

deleting or removing to an Archive category, 26

listing a set of, 26

ITN.net

poorly separated labeled tabs, 274

reliance on subtle color differences, 266

search questions placed far away from Search buttons, 142

strengthening the marking of the current step at, 267-268

unique calendar tool, 154, 155

well-designed tabs on, 274

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