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=== What Problem This Solves  ===
=== What Problem This Solves  ===
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Users need to quickly identify and jump to the relevant section of a long article without reading or scanning the full text.
=== When to Use This Pattern  ===
=== When to Use This Pattern  ===
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Use this pattern when you create long, well-structured web pages that cover distinct topics in separate sections, e.g. reference material.
=== What's The Solution?  ===
=== What's The Solution?  ===
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Display a list of the main headings at or near the top of the article; each heading should be hyperlinked (using a #fragment anchor tag) to the relevant part of the same page.
=== Why Use This Pattern  ===
=== Why Use This Pattern  ===
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Users can quickly find the information that they are looking for, without reading the full article and potentially giving-up.
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=== References  ===
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#A list of interesting external links, if applicable
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=== Examples Gallery  ===
=== Examples Gallery  ===
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[[Image:Knol-table-of-contents.png|thumb|left|A Table of Contents on Google Knol]][[Image:Wikipedia-table-of-contents.png|thumb|left|A Table of Contents on Wikipedia]]<br>
=== Categories<br> ===
=== Categories<br> ===
[[Category:Editorial]]
[[Category:Editorial]]

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