ORGANIZING FEATURES OF HYPERTEXT - SOME RHETORICAL AND PRACTICAL ELEMENTS

Hypertext is presented and understood as an intricate, open web of int errelated information, both intertextual and interactive, as reader an d writer work together to create the text. However, it may be driven b y an organizational metaphor that limits the users access and may not be open to the free associations it implies. Organization is important in hypertext, just as it is in print documents, both rhetorically and practically. Metaphors, links, and buttons aid users in identifying t he organizational patterns, allow users to access information successf ully, and provide connections that users may not make on their own.