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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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What are the benefits of using grouped or toggle buttons rather than radio buttons?

I'm dealing with lots of complex search forms. When should I use grouped (toggle) buttons in place of radio buttons? Other than the fact that I find grouped buttons cleaner and easier to click on, I'm ...
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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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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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Multiple time periods in a survey

I am working on a medical application which helps therapists to determine whether patients meet the criteria to be diagnosed with certain illnesses and disorders. For the most part, it works as a ...
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How to make users choose at least one option in a list but allow additional selections

We know that radio button groups are used to limit user input to just one selection in a list of items, and that checkboxes are used to let users select from 0 to a set number of options from a list ...
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Should some radio button of a "shipping method" be pre-selected on "checkout" page?

I have a checkout page and a list of radio buttons for a shipping method. While the opinions vary whether or not some value should be pre-selected wherenever there's a radio button list, my case is a ...
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1 answer
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An alternate approach to Treeview

I have a screen where I get a List of Main items. Inturn, each of these main items will have list of sub items inside them. Now user can select a Main Item or items inside it and then run the report. ...
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2 answers
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How to manage Select All with rows of topics with radio buttons

I am looking for opinions on how to handle a 'Select All' option for a list of topics that each have a series of radio buttons as options. Having a 'Select All' for each radio button option in the ...
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What are some UI patterns where an option in a multi-select acts like a radio button choice and clears other selections?

Problem Typically, a survey question will ask for someone to select one option or select many. Also, the system would like to clear any choices, if Don’t know is selected. Constraints Cannot ...
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1 answer
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Multi position switch (while avoiding dropdowns and skeuomorphism)

I have a very visual, map-like interface where most of the interaction takes place in navigation cards as opposite to direct manipulation. I need to add a "dimension selector" to each node that will ...
3 votes
1 answer
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How/Where to display contextual information based on radio button check

I have a list of countries where the user can select one by toggling a radio button. Each country has a unique cost in the local currency which the user needs to be aware of. What is the best way to ...
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UI Element for both a Primary and Secondary Selector

I'm currently working on a Content Management System where authors can post articles. Before publishing, they must select a primary category for their article. For example "Entertainment", "Politics",...
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6 answers
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Does a list of checkboxes necessarily mean multiple choices?

I'm currently reviewing the usability of an e-commerce website. When the user searches a product, filter options are provided to refine his search. The following list of checkboxes is available: ...
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6 answers
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How do I limit the number of options a user may choose in a list?

Radio buttons is for single option, and checkboxes are for multiple selection, but what would be the most ideal way to implement maximum two selection? do I: disable all checkboxes after second ...