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Write Clear Text And Messages - Coggle Diagram
Write Clear Text And Messages
Clear and meaningfully crafted words, messages, and text lead to:
Greatly enhanced system usability
Minimize user confusion
Communications should provide information:
Clearly
Politely
Simply
Design must take into account:
The user’s experience and knowledge
How much information is needed to interact
Choosing The Proper Words
Use:
Short, familiar words
Standard alphabetic characters
Complete words
Positive terms
Simple action words; avoid noun strings
The “more” dimension when comparing
Consistent words
Do not use
Jargon
Abbreviations or acronyms
Word contractions, suffixes, and prefixes
Do not:
Stack words
Hyphenate words
Include punctuation for abbreviations, mnemonics, and acronyms