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Designating required vs. optional input fields

Published: 22 March 1997 Publication History

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This paper describes a study comparing different techniques for visually distingishing required from optional input fields in a form-filling application. Seven techniques were studied: no indication, bold field labels, chevrons in front of the labels, check marks to the right of the input fields, a different background color, grouping them separately, and a status bar indication. Performance and preference data were collected. In general, we found that the two worst methods were no indication and the status bar. The best method was separate groups.

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Microsoft (1995). The Windows Interface Guidelines for Software Design. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press.

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cover image ACM Conferences
CHI EA '97: CHI '97 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
March 1997
406 pages
ISBN:0897919262
DOI:10.1145/1120212
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Published: 22 March 1997

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  1. data input
  2. optional fields
  3. required fields
  4. visual design

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