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Using asterisk (*) vs required [duplicate]
For a long time, the norm was to put a red asterisk "*" after the field label if the field was required. Now I am observing a shift into replacing the asterisk symbol with the word "(required)" after ...
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Required and Optional Fields [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What's the best way to highlight a Required field on a web form before submission?
What do we need to mark fields as optional or required in a form? Are there any ...
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Vertical Alignment of a Required Asterisk Mark
We have a form with side by side placements of form labels and fields. The labels are left aligned and so are the input controls.
Some of the fields are mandatory and are shown with an asterisk ...
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Dashed underline on required fields
I am working on a massive user registration form for a web application for my company. We have been discussing different ways of alerting the user that a field is required for registration. As of ...
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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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Required field validation
How should required field validation be handled visually?
Note: assume asterisk is red
*Name:[_______________]
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Name:*[_______________]
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Name: [_______________]*
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Name: [____red bg____ ]...
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For required fields, should we add the red asterisk before or after the field label?
Should we add red asterisk before or after the label of required fields, i.e., to the left or the right of the field name? My boss prefers to add the asterisk before the labels, but I like to add them ...
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Non-standard symbols indicates special function
Everyone most web users understand that the asterisk (*) indicates that the fields on a form are required. But what about non-standard symbols?
Our UX team is currently working with an application ...
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Are there any alternatives to using an asterisk (*) to indicate optional fields inside a form?
I am working on the web app and I need your suggestion for the below issue.
In this case, I don't want to keep an 'Optional'(Solution) beside the text.
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Is the asterisk the common symbol to mark fields as required in all languages?
I did some research but didn't find an answer to it.
The asterisk seems to be a common symbol on the web for marking input or user interaction as required. Most likely it has it's origins in print ...
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