Make a Button Easy to Understand
Choose a control whose label describes the requested action and offer more than one way to understand it.
About 12 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and pencil; answers may also be spoken or typed.
- All cases, labels, numbers and rules are supplied on this page. No real account, private information or purchase is needed.
Learn the idea
A useful button tells a learner what it does. Words, spoken labels and clear pictures can help. A triangle by itself might mean play, next or something else, so a label reduces guessing. Different learners may see, hear or use controls differently. We can draw a clearer screen on paper without building an app.
Choose a control whose label describes the requested action and offer more than one way to understand it. Do not make a learner rely on color alone to know what a button does.
Use this supplied case: A learner wants to hear recorded directions. Which button label fits? Use the details in this example. An adult may read the words aloud. Point, draw or say your answer.
- Follow the worked example one step at a time. Say or draw what happens.
- Choose a control whose label describes the requested action and offer more than one way to understand it.
- Say which detail makes the example answer fit. Pick another answer and say why it does not fit.
- Try the question and practice questions. Read the rule again if your answer does not match the explanation.
See the method in action
A learner wants to hear recorded directions. Which button label fits? The supported answer is Play sound. Choose a control whose label describes the requested action and offer more than one way to understand it. Do not make a learner rely on color alone to know what a button does.
Check your reasoning
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Helpful tips
- Choose a control whose label describes the requested action and offer more than one way to understand it.
- Do not make a learner rely on color alone to know what a button does.
See the answer and explanation
Show picture
The supplied case states: A learner wants to see the saved drawing. Which button label fits? Under the stated distinction, this identifies Show picture. A useful button tells a learner what it does. Words, spoken labels and clear pictures can help. A triangle by itself might mean play, next or something else, so a label reduces guessing. Different learners may see, hear or use controls differently. We can draw a clearer screen on paper without building an app. Choose a control whose label describes the requested action and offer more than one way to understand it.
Take it further
Draw a screen for a saved story with Play story, Read text and Get help controls. Criteria: labels describe actions and color alone carries no essential meaning.
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More practice: try new cases
Choose an answer for each problem. Explain your method on paper, then use the feedback to decide what to revisit.
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