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Interface to merge suggested updates with existing information

I'm building an application that will let a record administrator merge updates submitted by the general public with an internal record. Records include contact information, qualifications, etc. ...
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How early should you funnel users in a registration process?

As part of a registration form I am building I need to, at some point, differentiate between whether the user is a 'student' or 'professor'. I've seen this handled in two different ways and was ...
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Best way to present an already filled form

We have a longish form to fill. After first step, we know that some a particular user is already registered. The rest of the form is already filled in, but we still need her to validate the data. ...
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Best way of selecting one option and a list

What is the best way of display a list of options nested within two options?I placed a mockup for reference to my question. If the user click the top radio button he should pick just one among all the ...
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Data to reinforce the 'large login form fields' style?

We're working on a site that requires the user to login to use. We designed a sparse login page with a large login form. Akin to Gmail: This seems to be the trend as of late. And it makes sense for ...
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What are the best practices for designing quote request forms in the insurance industry? [closed]

Can any of you suggest studies, usability test results and patterns for best insurance quote forms? How is this different from ecommerce checkouts or does much of the research around this also apply? ...
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Layout for adding one or more contacts to a record

The context: The user is creating a client record. Against each record their could be one or more contacts (people) provided. Often this will be adding 1 or 2 but could sometimes be up to 5-10. The ...
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UI pattern for shared editing scope among selected elements?

I'm having a hard time researching this pattern for WPF, partly because I'm not exactly sure of the correct term for it. As best as I can describe it, here is how this editing pattern works: ...
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What is the best way to ask for a specific amount?

Consider the following simple scenario: User has 2,352 cookies in his account. Now, he is prompted with a message, "How many cookies would you like to eat?" Given he can enter any number from 1 to ...
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Should all browsers share the same experience?

I'm creating a page that uses history.pushState() which is only supported by html5 browsers. As such, should users of older browsers have a different experience? Here are two options that I can think ...
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What is the best format to ask users to submit financial information [closed]

I'm looking for an example of a simplified way of asking users to submit financial information in an online form for the following 4 categories e.g. income, commitments, assets and liabilities. Any ...
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What pattern to apply to a sizable flight logging form

I need to build a form of about 15 to 20 fields for the purpose of logging a flight. I will be collecting the following data: Registration of aircraft flown Designation of the user (pilot in ...
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Form Design with fifty search criteria

I am working on a search screen which has 50 fields having the following types of controls. Also one more problem is user can choose any one of the search criteria that can still fetch the results. ...
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Where is the best position for CRUD button?

I was always confused position CRUD* buttons on my application. I see some applications, there are CRUD bottons on the right side, top or bottom. In your opinion, where is the suitable place for the ...
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Have I missed anything from my list of web form best practices?

So I have been putting together a list of best practices to apply to forms recently and there is a lot of conflicting research out there. I have been combing everything from blogs through to HCI ...
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How to represent optional fields?

I've read somewhere, that if you have more required fields than optional, best practice is to mark the optional form fields. However I think that asterisk notation for required fields is a widely ...
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Alternatives to checkboxes and radio buttons in web-based surveys?

I've been tasked with designing a simple questionnaire design with a lot of different types of questions. I've been taking a lot of web-based surveys myself as well as testing some with users. The ...
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Best pattern for international address forms?

I've noticed an emerging pattern in web-based forms is to put the country field before city/state. This is contrary to how we would normally fill out an address on paper, but it allows us to have ...
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Labels above the field or to the side of the field? What about prompt text and validation messages?

Which layout works best for your users?: Field labels on the side of fields Field labels above the data entry fields What about prompt text, format tips, examples and validation or error messages? ...