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    Check boxes are a widget to enable one more options in a group.
    Check boxes are a widget to enable one or more options in a group.


    === Guidelines ===
    === Guidelines ===

    Revision as of 18:37, 23 December 2008

    Check boxes are a widget to enable one or more options in a group.

    Guidelines

    • Use checkboxes for non-exclusive options. Mutually exclusive options should use a set of radio buttons.
    • For more than 10 options, use a list.
    • Checking a checkbox should always "enable" an option or change the state of an option to "on". Checking a negative or disabling option is a double negative and causes confusion and errors.
    • Checkbox labels are in sentence style capitalization