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a sequence of dialog options that guides a user through a process such as software installation in discrete steps.

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The effect of showing "wizard" style steps in a multistep process

I'm approaching this from the context of a user onboarding workflow. Specifically I'm looking for references to research that discuss what effect displaying "wizard" steps actually has on user ...
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How to implement a branching wizard?

I'm toying with the jQuery plugin SmartWizard to implement a branching wizard for a web application. The problem I'm struggling with right now is how to deal with user choices that affect the ...
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Placement of buttons for Previous, Next, and Save Draft actions

I am designing a five-step form. The user can exit the form and return to it later. So I have a Previous, Next, and Save Draft action. What is the ideal placement of the buttons/elements? I want ...
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What can be done to make a long, multi-step wizard more user-friendly?

I need to create a wizard which has numerous sections, each with multiple questions. How can I improve the experience for the end-user?
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If and how to break a long wizard into main steps and substeps?

I am given the task to design a lengthy web form that asks a user to enter a lot of information on a technical installation he planned/built. Given the nature of the required data (there are different ...
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Best practice for linear or non-linear stepper in multistep forms

I am hammering out the guidelines for use of Material design's steppers in a system. The admin using this system can configure a form to some extent. The admin can not decide in which step of a multi ...
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Should I put a back button on my form wizard?

Currently I'm designing a form wizard which will be use in the website. My reason for not putting the button on the form is because I want the user to never press back and so must finish the form. My ...
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When creating a GUI wizard, should all pages/tabs be of the same size?

I understand that some libraries would force me to, but my question is general. If I have a set of buttons at the bottom: Back, Next, Cancel?, (other?), then should their location ever change? If the ...
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Multi step form vs single complex form

For a website that sells things, it's often needed to fill in a lot of information. When it comes to these types of forms you want the user to complete which one is the best? A single form with all ...
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Material Design Steppers - Lists inside steps

I am a bit struggling regarding a multistep process to create an item where the user has to fill out different data inside a mobile android application. Basic Data (e.g. a Location, a Date) Select ...
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How to intuitively display steps in a dynamic context

I am creating a new wizard, and depending on the choice on the first wizard step maximum 2 more steps are needed. The reason for this is that the user can select an existing object in the first step ...
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big form VS steps/wizard

In a form to insert products/services (in wich products will have extra data for products that are composed by a mix of quantities of other product(s)) is it better to have a large form with all the ...
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Should Wizard be used for edit and modify? Why or why not?

Wizards can be great for creation of complex objects or completing complex workflows. Breaking things down into simpler guided steps is useful. But my question is this: Should or could the same ...
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Wizard/Stepper in mobile app: navigation options in final review step of wizard

I have an 8-step wizard in my app and in the penultimate step, the user has to review all of the choices made in previous steps. The user may only proceed to the final step of the wizard if the ...
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How do I make it clear that different sections of my form are alternatives?

I have a form in an Android app: it's kind of a page of a wizard, for constructing a query against a web service. Each section of the form is a different way to progress to the next page of the wizard,...
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How to show help for future topics?

We have a long-established application which has, over the years, included more and more commands (some of which are contradictory) with the consequence that users now find it very hard to create the ...
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