Difference between revisions of "Projects/Usability/HIG/Labels"

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Labels

Spacing and Alignment

Language

Keep labels short - Be aware that translated English text can expand up to 30% in some languages.

Do not shorten your labels to the point of losing meaning, however. A three-word label that provides clear information is better than a one-word label that is ambiguous or vague. Try to find the fewest possible words to satisfactorily convey the meaning of your label.

Capitalization

See Captitalization

Keyboard Accelerators

See Keyboard Accelerators

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 ==Labels==
-'''Spacing and Alignment:'''
+'''Spacing and Alignment'''
 See [[Projects/Usability/HIG/Form_Label_Alignment|Form Label Alignment]]
-'''Language:'''
+'''Language'''
 Keep labels short - Be aware that translated English text can expand up to 30% in some languages.
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 A three-word label that provides clear information is better than a one-word label that is ambiguous or vague. Try to find the fewest possible words to satisfactorily convey the meaning of your label.
-'''Capitalization:'''
+'''Capitalization'''
 See [[Projects/Usability/HIG/Capitalization|Captitalization]]
-'''Keyboard Accelerators:'''
+'''Keyboard Accelerators'''
 See [[Projects/Usability/HIG/Keyboard_Accelerators|Keyboard Accelerators]]