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Across Arizona | Northern Arizona University

Hands-on learning | Northern Arizona University

Online admission application | Admissions

Dining | Northern Arizona University

Facts & statistics | Northern Arizona University

Contact us | Northern Arizona University

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Housing | Northern Arizona University

Creative works | Northern Arizona University

Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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Request Information \| Northern Arizona Universitynau.edu/request-information/	2
Across Arizona \| Northern Arizona Universitynau.edu/experience/across-arizona/	1
Hands-on learning \| Northern Arizona Universitynau.edu/experience/hands-on-learning/	1
Online admission application \| Admissionsnau.edu/admissions/additional-applications/online	1
Dining \| Northern Arizona Universitynau.edu/experience/flagstaff/dining/	1
Facts & statistics \| Northern Arizona Universitynau.edu/about/facts-and-statistics/	1
Contact us \| Northern Arizona Universitynau.edu/about/contact-information/	1
First time visit: View without clicking anythingnau.edu/	1
Housing \| Northern Arizona Universitynau.edu/experience/flagstaff/housing/	1
Creative works \| Northern Arizona Universitynau.edu/impact/creative-works/	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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