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Usability for Nerds/Provide alternative ways out of a situation
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If you have read the page The user should be in control, then you are probably already convinced that there should be more than one way out of any situation. The list below gives typical examples of options that a user might want to have in a critical situation:
Proceed to next step
Return to previous step
Undo last operation
Undo more than one operation
Redo undone operation
Cancel operation
Save data and interrupt operation so that I can resume later
Help about this step
Help about program in general
Leave program
An operation that cannot be undone may be preceded by a warning such as "Are you sure you want to delete this?". However, such warnings should be used as little as possible, because users tend to ignore warnings if they come too often.
The design of a button should reflect its importance Surveys, Questionnaires, Forms and Option lists