Table of Contents
How to Use This Book
- Who should read this book?
- What’s in the book?
- What comes with the book?
Frequently Asked Questions
Foreword
Form structure
Chapter 1: The Design of Forms
- Form Design matters
- The impact of Form Design
- Design considerations
Chapter 2: Form Organization
- What to include
- Have a conversation
- Organizing content
- Group Distinctions
- Best Practices
Chapter 3: Path to Completion
- Name that Form
- Start Pages
- Clear scan lines
- Minimal Distractions
- Progress indicators
- Tabbing
- Best Practices
Form elements
Chapter 4: Labels
- Label alignment
- Top-aligned labels
- Right-aligned labels
- Left-aligned labels
- Labels Within inputs
- Mixed alignments
- Best Practices
Chapter 5: Input Fields
- Types of input Fields
- Field lengths
- Required Fields
- Input groups
- Flexible inputs
- Best Practices
Chapter 6: Actions
- Primary and secondary actions
- Placement
- Actions in Progress
- Agree and submit
- Best Practices
Chapter 7: Help Text
- When to help
- Automatic inline help
- User-activated inline help
- User-activated section help
- Secure transactions
- Best Practices
Chapter 8: Errors and Success
- Errors
- Success
- No Dead ends
- Best Practices
Form interaction
Chapter 9: Inline Validation
- Confirmation
- Suggestions
- Limits
- Best Practices
Chapter 10: Unnecessary Inputs
- Removing questions
- Smart Defaults
- Personalized Defaults
- Best Practices
Chapter 11: Additional Inputs
- Inline additions
- Overlays
- Progressive engagement
- Best Practices
Chapter 12: Selection-Dependent Inputs
- Page-level selection
- Horizontal tabs
- Vertical tabs
- Drop-Down list
- Expose below radio buttons
- Expose Within radio buttons
- Exposed inactive
- Exposed groups
- Best Practices
Chapter 13: Gradual Engagement
- Signing Up
- Getting engaged
- Best Practices
Chapter 14: What’s Next?
- The Disappearing Form
- The changing Form
- Getting it built
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author