menu navigation

Selecting from options

Menu navigation is the process of moving through options in a hierarchical menu system, whether on a website, application, or device interface.

The term covers both the user's action of clicking or scrolling through menus and the design elements that make such movement possible: The site's menu navigation is intuitive, Use keyboard arrows for menu navigation.

Related

click through · scroll · scroll down · tabs · links · hover · breadcrumbs · site map · toolbar · submenu · buttons · dashboard · home · search · cursor · select · expand · collapse

Opposites
input method

menu navigationcommand line

Text-based computer interface

keyboard shortcuts · hotkeys · voice commands · CLI · drag and drop

interface paradigm

menu navigationgesture control

Interface via body movement

command-line interface · CLI · drag and drop · blank canvas · eye tracking

user control style

menu navigationautomation

Self-operating system design

batch processing · macros · scripting · auto-complete

Family

menu, navigation, menus, navigate, navigates, navigated, navigating, navigator, navigators

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G