Hypertext functionality

The Hypertext Functionality field studies techniques for and the impact of supplementing everyday computer applications with hypertext (or hypermedia) functionality (HTF). The HTF approach encourages system developers to thin k actively about an application's interrelationships, and whether users sho uld access and navigate along these relationships directly. It views hypert ext as value-added support functionality. The HTF approach fosters three ma jor areas of research: using HTF to improve personal and organizational eff ectiveness, HTF and application design, and integrating HTF into applicatio ns.