What is proper way to "home" a web page?

[Acorn]

Contours, there are three other approaches you could try:

1. Put "#" in the Link to Web box for your Top of Page button: this changes the URL form ../index.htm to ../index.htm#, adding an implicit top of page anchor .
2. Instead, try "./index.htm" to avoid the # anchor.
3. A JavaScript link of "javascript:document.location.reload(true)" also works.

[steve.ledger]

This isn't necessary, because the Xara html filter adds the anchor href on export.

If you preview my attached example above and view the source you may see this for yourself.

EG: <a href="#bottom">GO TO BOTTOM</a>

Remember, Xara Web Designer - 'No HTML knowledge' necessary

[Acorn]

sledger, I read Contours' request in his statement,

I was hoping to avoid placing "nav" objects.

to means just that. You have two named artifacts in your anchor.xar example.
To avoid encroaching your "'No HTML knowledge' necessary" suggestion, I see no issue with a Xara solution of Web Properties > Link > Link to: Page: index or whatever page the Go To Top button is placed.

Your anchor.xar solution does seem to use Xara smarts as the top and bottom anchors seem to work for second and subsequent pages without jumping in to alter the link detail.

Acorn