Do you use an image button for opening a web page taking action?
Updated by Brady Stroud [SSW] 1 year ago. See history

Figure: Simple hyperlink not taking action
However if you are taking action then opening the page (e.g concatenating the URL, etc) then you must have an image button to illustrate the action which will be taken.
Here is a compilation of a few bad examples for this:

❌ Figure: Bad example - Hyperlink

❌ Figure: Bad example - Hyperlink on a button

❌ Figure: Bad example - Normal button
But when it requires some form of action (e.g. generating reports, passing and processing values), use a button with an image.

✅ Figure: Good example - XP button with image
Note: Screenshot contains XP button because the .Net 1.1 button does not support images, however the default button in .NET 2.0 supports images. E.g. EdwardForgacs.Components.WindowsUI.dll
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