Button alignment
#Button alignment LeftLeft aligned buttons do have several advantages:
- fits forms structured with left or top aligned labels
- no guessing where to position the button on a wide screen
- works well on mobile
#Button prioritization
Button prioritization
- assuming most users complete the entire process in one session
Next
is the primary action and should be highlighted as such Previous
is secondary, i.e. should be grey (or even a link)
#Save draft
Save draft
- Can be a nice and convenient feature if the form is very long or there's a reason why users would want to save
- Save also requires some thought: how do users save, what is displayed during saving the input and what is shown as a confirmation? Can they save again? How do they access a saved form afterwards?
- If you can afford it I'd suggest to consider auto-saving the form (see composing emails in Gmail as an example)
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