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Lisa Tweedie
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Specifying user actions? Presenting options in tools where users can have two (or more) different roles

In a application thatApplications where clients & contractors actions (such as odesk and elance) are displayed in athe same dashboard can get confusing.

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Click here to view result as a client

The problem is that at the very least I havethe user has to spend a couple of extra seconds thinking if by anychance I might viewwhether they are viewing something as mya client or me being a person hiring/buying..contractor.

How can one clarify actions and labels when dealing with a user being able twoto act as two usersdifferent user types in the same dashboard/application?

Specifying user actions?

In a application that clients & contractors actions (such as odesk and elance) are in a same dashboard can get confusing.

Such as Click here to view result as a client, the problem is that at the very least I have to spend a couple of extra seconds thinking if by anychance I might view something as my client or me being a person hiring/buying...

How can one clarify actions and labels when dealing with a user being able two act as two users in the same dashboard/application?

Presenting options in tools where users can have two (or more) different roles

Applications where clients & contractors actions (such as odesk and elance) are displayed in the same dashboard can get confusing.

These sites sometimes overcome this by stating:

Click here to view result as a client

The problem is that at the very least the user has to spend a couple of extra seconds thinking whether they are viewing something as a client or contractor.

How can one clarify actions and labels when dealing with a user being able to act as two different user types in the same dashboard/application?

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Specifying user actions?

In a application that clients & contractors actions (such as odesk and elance) are in a same dashboard can get confusing.

Such as Click here to view result as a client, the problem is that at the very least I have to spend a couple of extra seconds thinking if by anychance I might view something as my client or me being a person hiring/buying...

How can one clarify actions and labels when dealing with a user being able two act as two users in the same dashboard/application?