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I think all of these are quite functional, but there are pros and cons for each one:
1st: may need a lot of vertical space.
2nd: does not consume any additional space at all, but will disappear once user enters this field. It's quite popular though, and not a bad practice.
3rd: again, should the example text be longer, it may force you to make the left ...
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Go with the 2nd option. It is a standard practice followed by many websites. It allows for showing examples in-context which is better than giving directions for the user to follow. eg: Enter email below,example: amdin@user.gov
Make the text visibly lighter (grey) than the default color.
Optional: Give some added visual que like changing the ...
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I like a modal window for "interruption" tasks. That is, tasks that are performed when you're really trying to do something else.
Signing in is a good example. From any page I can click to sign in, complete the little form, and get back to my current task.
Granted, that can be done without a modal (when Sign In is on its own page, submitting can jump you ...
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Modals are a popular for a good reason: They provide fast, focused, contextual interaction. Page loads should be saved for when they're really needed to move the flow forward.
Another contextual information option is content that loads into the page as needed. I've used this solution for payment forms in particular in the past.
This article reminds us of ...
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There was a study done by UX matters. They use eye-tracking and field association in their study.
From the results of our second test, we knew that the nearer a label
is to its input field, the more quickly users could move from the
label to the input field. So, we were not surprised when we noticed
that most of the fixations were right on the ...
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I am not sure if the question is specific or general but in this very peculiar case I would not recommend to use a description at all.
You want the user to put his email address. If you consider she can use this address for any reason in your application, then she knows what a email address looks like.
You want to show an example in case the email is ...
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