THE USER INTREFACE DESIGN PROCESS

THE USER INTREFACE DESIGN PROCESS

1. DATA OUTPUT

   • REPORT
     • FOOTERS
       • MINIMALLY INCLUDE
         • - Current page number
       • CONSIDER INCLUDING
         • - Number of report pages. - Print date ( if not in header ) - Data source - Report format name - URL or other location information - Legal information
       • REPEAT AT BOTTOM OF EVERY PAGES
   • TABLES
     • TABLE TITILE AND HEADINGS
     • ORGANIZE LOGICALLY AND CLEARLY
     • JUSTIFY COLUMN DATA ACCORDING TO CONTENT
     • TABLE FORMAT
     • PROVIDE PRINTOUT

2. ORGANIZATION AND STRUCTURE GUIDLINES

   • ENTRY AND MODIFICATION SCREENS
     • REQUIRED INFORMATION
     • CAPTIONS
     • ORGANIZATION
     • TEXT BOXES/SELECTION CONTROLS : DESIGNATED BOXES
     • SPACING AND GROUPINGS :
     • HEADINGS :
     • CONTROL ARRANGEMENT :
     • ALIGN INTO COLUMNS
     • ORGANIZE FOR TOP-TO-BOTTOM COMPLETION
     • INTRUCTIONS AND COMPLETO=ION AIDS :

3. THE WEB

   • WEB USER INTERACTION CHARACTERISTICS
   • DIMENSIONS
   • INTERACTION STYLES

4. THE WEB EXPERIENCE

   • EXPECTATIONS
   • TASKS
   • VISUAL APPEARANCE
   • INFORMATION CONTENT
   • WEB PAGES HEADINGS
   • PLATFORMS
   • PROCESSES

5. ORGANIZATION GUIDELINES

   • GRID SCREENS
     • USAGE :TO ENTER LARGE AMOUNTS OF RELATED DATA OR INFROMATIONS
     • DESIGN GUIDELINES :
   • DEDICATED SOURCE DOCUMENTS SCREENS
     • Date fields: Designate by boxes
     • ORGANIZATION : IMAGE OF ASSOCIATED SOURCE DOCUMENT
     • SPACING AND GROUPING : LOGICAL GROUPING FOUND ON SOURCE DOCUMENT
     • HEADINGS
     • CONTROL ARRANGEMENT
     • KEYING PROCEDURE : USE MANUAL TABBING
     • Captions:
     • INSTRUCTIONS AND COMPLETION AIDS: NONE NEEDED
     • REQUIRED AND OPTIONAL INPUT: NOT NECESSARY TO DIFFERENTIATE
   • DISPLAY/READ ONLY SCREENS
     • CAPTIONS
     • SPACING AND GROUPING
     • TEXT BOXES
     • HEADINGS
     • USE CAUTION IN PLACING BORDERS AROUND CELLS
     • DATA ARRANGEMENT
     • ORGANIZATION
     • DATA DISPLAY
     • DATA ARRANGEMENT
     • ORGANIZATION
     • DATA PRESENTATION
     • MOST FREQUENTLY USE INFORMATION
     • DATA DISPLAY
     • DATA PRESENTATION
     • DATA JUSTIFICATION
     • DATA ALLIGNMENT