Questions tagged [wizard]
a sequence of dialog options that guides a user through a process such as software installation in discrete steps.
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Page titles for Wizard screens [duplicate]
I'm working on a wizard where users go through a sequence of screens:
On the left-hand side I show the title of the wizard, 'Add a foo', above an ordered list of steps. In the main content area, I ...
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Save & Continue Button
In the app I am working on the user is presented with a list of item on the left and a panel contained with input fields on the right. The user will navigate the list and edit pricing criteria for ...
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Is a wizard the best design pattern for this problem?
So my web app lets users charge monthly subscriptions for email newsletters. In my next update, I am completely retooling the user experience and need some advice. Users can create multiple plans for ...
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Patterns for a wizard inside an Android tablet/phone app
We are rebuilding a banking application for Android tablet and phone. With this banking application you are able to create a savings account. The creation process for phone currently exists out of a ...
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How to avoid that "Path to Completion" results in "Previous" becoming the next logical action?
Here's my current situation:
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It's a typical wizard that follows this Path to Completion advice. However, regardless of how I ...
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How to illustrate the wizard flow when some steps are optional? [duplicate]
I'm working on a wizard and have an issue about the flow illustration. I wan't to help the user as much as possible and think it would be confusing to make a flow with 6 steps where the last 3 is ...
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Scroll bar in a wizard
I have a wizard with multiple steps. In one of the steps I have to display information based on the checkbox selected. I can have maximum 25-30 input boxes in the mockup below. All these input boxes ...
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How to structure complex wizard form
I have a complex form am modelling using Wizard pattern and this is the flow of the form.
Add a organization supply information, how many items were delivered and how many were used.
after that, you ...
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How do I best use a drilldown in a particular wizard screen?
I'm creating a wizard with multiple steps and quite a lot of data to fill in. In one of those steps the user has the possibility to drill down to another screen, let's say options. He doesn't need to ...
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is it wise to create a popup screen in a wizard?
I'm creating a wizard prototype in which a user needs to fill in a document through certain steps. There are 2 functionalities i have difficulty with:
In one of those steps the user needs to create ...
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Selecting hierarchy in wizard
I have a wizard and in one of the steps, when the user selects the item, he'll get the list of subitems based on item selected. Once he selects the subitem he can preview the details of the subitem ...
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Dialog box on top of wizard
I have a wizard which has two tabs and in first tab I have drop down box. There are two options in the drop down.
If the user selects the first option in the drop down then he can navigate to second ...
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Should unavailable buttons in a wizard be disabled or hidden?
On a wizard form I have the navigation, save, and cancel buttons.
Currently I disable the buttons according to the context. The save button is enabled when the user actually can save (ie, last page).
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Wizard pattern on IOS: Layout guidelines
I want to build an app for android and iOS that uses a five-step wizard to create an asset.
Are there any established design patterns for tablets for a wizard pattern of this sort? I was thinking ...
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What semantics should the back button in a wizard UI have?
What functionality of the "Back"-button in a wizard UI is the best?
Back button discards data from current page and navigates backwards.
Back button keeps data (even if invalid) from current page and ...
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Presenting a list of sequential actions in a Windows application
I'm programming a small PC app which is mainly used to perform a set of sequential, step-by-step actions, and I wonder what would be a "standard" way to design its UI, so it would follow ...
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Interface for defining BNF and CNF formulas
I'm developing a web app and need to make a web page that should allow my users to make BNF or CNF formulas like the following:
Some colleagues suggested that I make the page in this way:
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Process wizard indicator on Windows phone
I'm designing a 4 step process on windows phone porting from iOS. The process has 4 steps in it, with multiple different micro-processes on each screen. Can anyone point me to an example pattern on ...
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Nested tabs (vertical within horizontal) alternative
I am working on a component is part of a larger wizard. It is made up of nested tabs (only 2 levels deep). Here is a quick wireframe of the it:
The system I am working on is a refresh of an existing ...
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More efficient UI to progress the user through a complicated process?
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I run a SaaS that lets users extract PDF data using my Chrome extension. They use the extension to create a job in their dashboard. They have up to 10 tries.
How my current UI works:...
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Wizards: should pages with no options the user can change be shown?
I have an install wizard for product X with steps A > B > C>...>G, where C has a single drop-down selector. The drop-down selector in C either has one option, or many options: this is determined by ...
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The effect of showing "wizard" style steps in a multistep process
I'm approaching this from the context of a user onboarding workflow.
Specifically I'm looking for references to research that discuss what effect displaying "wizard" steps actually has on user ...
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Breaking down tedious processes
I wonder what are some good sample ways for breaking down tedious processes, e.g., creation of long content. Most sites present long forms - for example, eBay presents one long form for the details of ...
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Nonlinear Wizard Progress Tracking
I am designing the User Registration Wizard for a web application. Users register as part of a company, and sometimes that company is part of a larger network/group of companies. So there are various ...
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How to fix an overwhelming UI for reporting with too many options?
I'm having a difficult time organizing the excessive number of listboxes for a report I've been asked to write.
They want tons of filter options with multiple select lists. Is there a better way to ...
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Is a wizard appropriate when the previous steps may need to be changed/modified?
I'm trying to design a single-page, or wizard-type of UI to fit the following criteria and am running into some issues with clarity.
The app:
Takes a user's zip code
Takes 2 pieces of information ...
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Optional wizard page best practice (Skip VS Next button text)
After a user buys a giftcard, he gets to the following giftcard redeem webpage:
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The user chooses a country.
When clicking on ...
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Tabbed "wizard": next vs save?
I'm currently working on designing a setup flow where the user will create a study in 6 steps. I've decided to split the different steps into tabs based on what the user will have to do in them, i.e :
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Are there any guidelines on modal/wizard approach when making UX for information kiosks?
Is it ok to use modal windows or should use only linear wizards?
For example, when I've some kind of wizard process finished by entering payment details or signinig it with digital signature, should ...
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UI for parameter which can be defined in two different ways
I develop a desktop app with a wizard like dialog which requires several parameters to be set.
Currently all parameters are displayed in a grid with a label and an appropriate control next to it, e.g.
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How to show help for future topics?
We have a long-established application which has, over the years, included more and more commands (some of which are contradictory) with the consequence that users now find it very hard to create the ...
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big form VS steps/wizard
In a form to insert products/services (in wich products will have extra data for products that are composed by a mix of quantities of other product(s)) is it better to have a large form with all the ...
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Where to put "totals" with a multi-step wizard
I'm building an online quote tool for pretty detailed products (referred to as models). Each model has a lot of different options. The quote will be filled out using a wizard. Each model on the ...
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Is the term "Wizard" ubiquitous enough for a helper/walkthrough tool
We all know what a wizard is (no, not Luke Edwards)... but I'd like to know what peoples thoughts are on its use in the specific context of noob's with little to no experience beyond email and ...
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What is the arguments for or against persisting information in a multistep wizard?
I am building a feature where the user goes through a multistep wizard to enter information about a situation. There are multiple situations that can occur and the user may be taken through different ...
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Three level hierarchical data - How best to structure hop navigation at any level when wizard is stepping at the second last level
Here is the structure of my data:
Here is how the first step of the wizard would look like.
Here is how they can skip to any further step in the wizard by either selecting a different group or sub ...
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What is the best way to ask user if they would like to proceed to a new step after completing a wizard
I have a 2 step wizard where at the end of successful completion of the wizard, an object is created.
Once the object is created, the user will need to take an extra step to actually use this object....
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WP8 tutorial/wizard button layout
I'm trying to design a simple first-run tutorial for a Windows Phone app. It will be linear and informative only (no user input required beyond navigation). I feel the following actions are necessary ...
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Is it ok to have command links or buttons within a step on a wizard?
I have a scenario whereby the user needs to perform an action after entering some information within a step on a wizard. Can this action be initiated with a command on the step in order to reduce the ...
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Is it ok to disable the next button until all of the required fields on a wizard form have been completed? [duplicate]
I'm considering disabling the next and done buttons on my wizard until all of the required fields on the corresponding step have been completed.
My first thought is that if something shouldn't be ...
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Standardising the back/forward/cancel/book buttons at different stages on a wizard-style form
I'm having a bit of dilemma here.
As the user moves through the different screens in my booking wizard below, I'm a bit worried about the buttons at the bottom of the screen, how can I standardise or ...
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Can I have a wizard on a tablet?
I'm designing this long process to be completed on a tablet interface.
For simplicity, I want to break the process into several steps, and allow next/previous navigation. Since it would take around 4 ...
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Android Multi-Step Wizard Examples
I am designing a multi-step wizard to display at the startup of my Android App. Looking for examples which serves as both tutorial and tour of the major benefits of the app. So far I haven't found ...
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How to create a "non-linear wizard"?
I know I'm being sort of oxymoronic here by referring to a wizard, but I'm not sure what else to call this.
I have a set of applications that do different things, but are parts of a whole process.
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When a user registers... Leave his data empty or fill it with demo values or ...?
So, i'm creating a web application for member management.
So a user registers... And then they go to the dashboard, to see everything empty.
What would be the best experience to let the user flow ...
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Should multiple step forms be arranged vertically or horizontally?
I'm designing a 4 step insurance form.
enter details
view your quote
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Someone has asked why have we done vertical steps (i.e. finish step 1 and move onto new page step 2).
Now we know ...
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Are wizards appropriate for frequent tasks?
I want to refactor a large WinForm into a wizard. It's become large and overly complicated over the last few years and it's time for a redesign.
There is definitely a clear workflow on the current ...
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How to design a multi-step form for mobile
So I am having a problem designing a usable and clear multi-step form for mobile (iPhone for now). Here are the steps:
Step 1: Search for a restaurant - This field will have fields like name, city, ...
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In a wizard form, should the data be saved to the server at the end of all step or at the completion of each step?
I am pondering of two approachs to work with my form:
Send all data to the server when user has completed all steps.
Save data to the server each time user has completed a single step.
Specificly, ...
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How do I make it clear that different sections of my form are alternatives?
I have a form in an Android app: it's kind of a page of a wizard, for constructing a query against a web service. Each section of the form is a different way to progress to the next page of the wizard,...
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