Dialogs and buttons
Clear title and button options
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Concise and descriptive dialog title: Add user
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Option buttons should describe what will happen and relate to the dialog title: Cancel, Add
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Forms: When asking for user input using a dialog and there is no clear action verb in the title, provide Cancel and Save as buttons
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One button only reflects one action
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Users should be able to understand the choices based on the title and button text alone
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Only use ‘OK’ as an option if you cannot find an appropriate verb
Title: Add user / Buttons: Cancel, Add
Title: Add user / Buttons: Cancel, OK
Title: Delete file / Buttons: Cancel, Delete
Title: Are you sure / Buttons: Cancel, Delete
Title: Edit details / Buttons: Cancel, Save
Title: Edit details / Buttons: Cancel, Edit
Primary and secondary actions
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Primary on the right, secondary left (Cancel, OK) not (OK, Cancel)
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Primary actions can either be positive (Send, Save) or negative (Delete)
Cancel, Save
Save, Cancel