Questions tagged [checkboxes]
widgets that allow a single item to be selected or not. Usually shown by a square box, with a check mark in it if selected.
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Select a lot of items (checkboxes)
I'm working on a game where users can have a lot of items (50-100k). The items are stored in a database, they are all unique because they have metadata (achieved time etc.).
We would like to allow the ...
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Optional Newsletter Signup Best Practice - Checkbox = Yes/[empty] OR Yes/No?
My site has many, many forms and a user may fill out multiple forms in a visit. Each form filled out places the user on a specific mailing list related to their inquiry. At the end of each form, the ...
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How to Choose Between Radio Buttons and Checkboxes for a Multi-Page Form with Required Fields?
I’m designing a multi-page form with several sections, each containing multiple questions. Users can initially skip required questions and move to the next section but must complete them before ...
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For a permissions interface settings, how to better handle multiple checkboxes on one screen?
Is this the best way to display the checkboxes in the below screen?
Should I add Select all for the checkboxes?
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Autoselect lower options - effective design patterns
I have series of options that I currently render as checkboxes. However, the options themselves "stack" in the sense that selecting one, should auto-select all the options below it.
ex. If we have ...
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One checkbox or two radio buttons? Is there a case where both are acceptable?
I read an interesting article talking about the philosophy behind the use of checkboxes versus radio buttons. Of course, in most cases you would argue that the decision is pretty obvious because radio ...
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Matrix table with checkbox selections
I am creating a matrix data table which will allow checkbox selections. Here is a mock up I have come up with:
This fulfils two purposes:
User is able to see instantly which options have been ...
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Is there a good way to communicate choose at least one?
I am wondering if there are any known good ways to concisely convey to users that they must must choose at least one option.
Check boxes convey that the user can select 0 or more items.
Radio buttons ...
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Multi-select tree in which parent also is a child
I am working on a multi-select tree in which the user should be able to select all children of a parent. Normally you would be using the parent checkbox to do so, but in this case it should also be ...
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What is the best pattern on selecting options to display look book prices
This is an online app for our product salespeople. This app allows our product managers to create a custom pdf look book that can be emailed or printed out for specific customer. The selection ...
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What is the best way to design nested multi-select checklist for touch devices with capability to preview?
We are designing a multi-select nested checklist for a touch kiosk application. In this checklist, we have multiple parents and these parents are selectable/checkable but when we tap on them, they get ...
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Are links inside checkbox labels acceptable?
For checkboxes in forms, you often need an accompanying link for individual options. This regularly comes up in checkboxes to accept terms of use. Designers love to put this link inside the checkbox ...
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Are checkboxes with crosses (instead of ticks) safe to use?
Would you consider checkboxes using crosses instead of the standard ticks OK to be used in UIs?
There are several CONs (being easily confused with close or delete crosses and wrongly implying there ...
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Alternative to side scrolling table for an infinite list of X-Axis checkbox items
I have a problem in which there is a table that does not have a predefined amount of columns or rows. i.e., for both the X and Y axis there is no limit. This invites a high probability of the user ...
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Pre-selected checkbox to subscribe newsletter on sign-up
It's 2020 and I wonder: is it fine to have under the Sign-Up form on a website a pre-selected checkbox so the user subscribes to the newsletter to receive updates?
The thing is:
Newsletters still ...
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Checkboxes or Radio Buttons in a Table
I'm working on updating a table with a new design. Currently, our table allows users to select only one option across three different tables, each in its own tab. This selection is made using radio ...
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Listbox with checkboxes — description aligment with title, or checkbox?
On a project, we show a list with checkboxes — and all options have some additional descriptions. So the question is should those descriptions be left aligned with the checkbox, or item title?
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Improving confusing product permission settings UI with explicit / implicit multi options
I have a product permission settings component that allows users to include/exclude companies' current and future products. Many users find the current UI confusing based on feedback.
Below is an low ...
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What's the best way to select from two options if both can be selected and at least one must be selected?
I have encountered a scenario where the user can filter a dataset of inventory based on two location designations (internal stock vs. external stock). The user can filter for internal stock, external ...
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Newsletter checkbox with social sign on
I am exploring the best UX solution for newsletter checkbox (i.e. newsletter signup) for social sign on (SSO - sign up with Google, Facebook, Apple etc).
The problem: SSO are required to have middle ...
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Location of advanced options on form
In our platform, you can schedule routine scans. Imagine you can check boxes to scan for people, cars, locations. But under advanced options (located currently at the bottom) you can perform a type of ...
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How do you call the action when you select items in a checkbox?
This is more of an English language question, but UX designers will readily understand.
When i have a checkbox with items, then say for a help description text, do you rather use the verb "select ...
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Differentiating single/multiple selection in polls in a mobile app
as the title stated, I would like to seek some ideas on the need of actually differentiating the choices. see below:
A: traditional checkboxes for multi-selects, radio button for single
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Elegant layout for a table with long row / column headers but simple cells
I have a table, possibly a very large table, where every cell is just a simple checkbox (e.g., click-dragging will check/uncheck a grid at a time). The table will have both row and column headers. ...
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Toggle button vs. check box and toggle switch
XAML for Windows 8 offers 3 controls for toggling: toggle button, check box and toggle switch.
The Windows 8 UX guidelines explain and compare the check box and the toggle switch, but make no mention ...
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Checkbox vs toggle
There's a constant debate on checkbox vs toggle.
Personally, as an iPhone and Mac owner, I'm still very confused every time when I see the toggle. I often ask ask myself, "The 'on' is on the left, ...
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Two options of how user selects mode. Which one is better? [closed]
Hello, guys! My colleagues and I had a very heated discussion over those options of how a user can tune settings in our web-application.
A little bit of context: we build a system for professionals ...
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Hierarchical checkboxes interaction during search
I have a tree of hierarchical categories, where users can choose which categories they like to filter.
We have implemented partially checked cases
We have an option for users to search the tree, so ...
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Is this "Only" checkbox option a default MUI component?
I saw this option when I was using Google Flights. It's pretty handy if there's a long list of options and you only want to select one.
Does anyone know if this is a default MUI component? I can't ...
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Is a circular checkbox bad UI design?
A radio button is normally presented as circular control but more recently checkboxes are also being presented with a rounded border making them look like radio buttons.
http://flatlogic.github.io/...
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Should confirmation e-mail be the default?
I run a website where people can book appointments.
The e-mail address field is optional, and next to this is a checkbox to receive a confirmation e-mail.
The confirmation e-mail contains a code to ...
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On mobile, how far apart should related checkboxes be from each other?
I have a grid layout that looks like this:
__ Item1 __ Item2
__ Item3 __ Item4
The __ are checkboxes. How far from the other checkboxes should they be?
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How to Display Multi-Option for large quantity of options
I am creating a web application that requires a user to select from 400+ options. This is absolutely mandatory as it is for B2B software.
I want to break it up into categories. However, there may be ...
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How to clearly communicate a checklist with pass and fail boxes for each item but also the possibility that the item is not applicable?
So I have a checklist for inspections of some technical goods. Each of those goods has it's own criteria that can either be 'fulfilled', 'not fulfilled' or, if the item doesn't have the relevant ...
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UI for autosaving checkboxes and radiobuttons
I am re-designing an online platform and we've decided to introduce autosave for settings. I understand it's important to communicate the autosaving feature to the user. This seems to be typically ...
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Why do Google Photos use rounded checkboxes in their app? [closed]
I know people asked this question a decade ago. (Are round check boxes confusing or an accepted standard?)
So, after all these years, has this become a standard in terms of usability? Or is it purely ...
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When selecting USA checkbox would states be disabled?
The behavior is if you select a state it selects all the cities in that dropdown. But in this scenario if user selects USA shouldn't all the states be disabled/gray rather than selecting all the ...
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How to visually represent 4 state checkbox
I'm trying to represent 4 states:
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Update: these are display only. Not clickable or changeable. (Program changes their state after other actions ...
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Tree - select all child nodes or select only few
I have a multi-level tree structure and the user would want to select only a particular parent node or all child nodes below it.
There can be multiple trees with multiple levels one below another
The ...
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Deselectable radio button or limited checkbox in search filters
I'm currently working on a change request for a search filter we have in our product overview. Our search form has some basic search filters e.g. price range, delivery time,... Our products can also ...
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How should the switch (or checkbox) react to changing the slider value?
The Situation:
The user can drag the slider handle to change the opacity of a 3D object (teeth).
The minimum value is 0, and the maximum is 100.
The user can also turn the switch off, and it will set ...
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Permanently disabled checkbox?
Suppose I have a GPS assistant function that the user can turn on/off.
When enabled, the function has a few options related to it. The user can turn these on or off too, except for the Suggested route ...
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Multiple choice with Yes, No and 'No answer'
I am working on a Quiz Application for Multiple Choice question. Instead of normal Multiple Choice Questions with the two answers yes and no. I am working on one that allows a user to abstain to a ...
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Why is it impossible to deselect HTML "radio" inputs?
In HTML, there are currently two types of "checkbox" style controls:
Checkbox: Allows toggling on/off, multiple values can be selected
Radio: Only one value in a group may be selected, does ...
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Checkbox dirty state
I would like to highlight any changes made to a long list of form checkboxes.
That way the user can review all the changes made (whether checked or unchecked) before saving.
Are there any examples for ...
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Multiple choice dropdown - when items are selected they are moved to the top of the dropdown
Does anyone know if moving selected choices to the top of the multiple-choice dropdown is a good design pattern? This would prevent users to scroll through a lot of content to preview active fields.
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What's the difference between a toggle switch, radio buttons and a tickbox? What's the best cases these patterns can be used?
What's the best cases these patterns can be use?
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Expected behavior of "Apply default option to all" checkbox
Let's say users are filling out a form; they can either manually select values, or use a checkbox to apply a set of default values. (We'll call it Option A for the purposes of this question.)
What ...
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Settings check box functionality
I'm working on adding a small piece of functionality to a part of an app that contains 4 settings check boxes. I'd like to make some small tweaks to improve the UX of these checkboxes. There isn't ...
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Can I use both toggle switch and checkbox in one modal?
First of all, I am not a native speaker, I ask for your understanding even if the writing is weird. I'll explain it in as much detail as possible. If you need further explanation, please leave a ...
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