Designing Effective Wizards A Multidisciplinary Approach

Users want wizardsbut there are no books devoted to wizard design! Nuts-and-bolts guide to designing wizards Includes checklists and examples The complete guide to wizard design. Practical usability and design techniques for successful wizard and software projects All you need to know to build wizards your users will love: Extensive lists of questions for gathering requirements Iterative design and evaluation techniques Guidelines for general page layout, controls, and navigation Visual design tips and techniques for attractive and enticing wizards Launchpad solutions for linking wizards Advice for interactive feedback, error prevention, error recovery, and on-line help Accommodate any userexperts and novices, worldwide audiences, multiple platforms, plus accessibility for users with special needs! Designing Effective Wizards: A Multidisciplinary Approach is the first "nuts and bolts" how-to guide for designing wizards that help users perform their tasks. This book brings together key insights from a multidisciplinary team, including usability experts, technical writers, and visual designerspresenting a start-to-finish process for effective wizard design. The authors identify key issues and challenges encountered during the wizard development process, and IBM's best solutions. Includes... CD-ROM that contains interactive samples to help you explore the concepts of color, typography, layout, navigation, and launchpads for wizards. It also contains the screens from the case-study installation Extensive examples throughout A start-to-finish case study Practical checklists, summaries, and sample formsWickham, Daina P. is the author of 'Designing Effective Wizards A Multidisciplinary Approach' with ISBN 9780130923776 and ISBN 013092377X.