Questions tagged [forms]
Forms are a collection of input fields and design patterns that collect and process different types of qualitative and quantitative data input from users. Can include the visible user interface components as well as the logic required for controlling aspects of its behavior such as form validation, data retrieval and storing of incomplete forms.
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US State Search Field
On a mobile app, should there be a search function for the US state dropdown selector?
We have a required field for the address and the state of residence. A developer is pushing to add a search ...
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Best practice for showing similar/existing items in a "Create New" dialog to prevent duplicates?
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I'm working on a corporate application for managing employee certifications. The UI has two main parts:
On the left: A master list of all existing certificates company-wide as suggestion/...
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How should I arrange and label action buttons in a mobile food journal entry wizard?
I’m designing a mobile app food journal where users can add food items or pictures.
For the initial “add food” flow, I’m considering a wizard-style form with the following inputs:
Food item name
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Unchecked checkbox with a check mark: is that proper form design?
I noticed a few forms (EasyJet, Microsoft,, etc.) where the checkbox is unchecked but still has a checkmark in it, e.g.:
Animation showing checking and unchecking the box:
Is that user-friendly? I ...
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Is there any value in telling users that a field is empty before they try to validate a form?
Looking at SE's new Ask page, I wonder: is there any value in telling users that a field is empty before they try to validate a form?
SE's new Ask page, after clicking on each of the 3 fields (tile/...
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I have a complicated dynanmic form field with Parent-Child relationships. How to organise all the children?
I have a complicated dynamic form field with Parent-Child relationships. How can I organise all the children? Here is the wireframe for the Parent-Child fields:
Also if I were to show all the form ...
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How can I design a multi-input field into a single input field?
I'm designing a Medical Form with a section where the users can enter numerical input values for vor(Before) or Nach(After) values. How can I design this multi-input field into a single input field?
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Solving spacing issues with focus-triggered input hints
All my inputs have the options of passing as a prop a "hint", which is a text to make clear to the user what that field is about, how to fill it, etc. I decided this hint shouldn't always ...
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How to create a form in which the users can add an ID picture on a PC?
I have a 23 pages of a pdf form which I'm supposed to modify so that it can be filled offline on a PC.
The actual procedure is :
After initial user inquiry, there is a little discussion and ...
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How to label long form inputs and help user memorize them
I am working with big forms, some of which might create page scroll and will have inputs placed side by side (up to 4 per line). I have been told that the users of these forms will usually memorize ...
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Should the text on CTA button change in a dynamic form?
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I am working on a form in which the input fields change dynamically based on the previous selection. For example, in the screenshot below, if 'Type A' is selected, rest of the form fields ...
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How to Tell the User There's no Data to be Shown in a Dropdown
In a form, when a select (e.g. city) depends on another one for loading the correct data (e.g. state), if the user hasn't yet selected an state, in the placeholder of the city select I'll place a text ...
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Optimizing Form Layouts for Speed and Accuracy in Healthcare
I am working with big forms (35+ fields) and the users are attendants in a hospital; they are people who know by heart where the fields are located in the form, to fill and record the data faster. It ...
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How to show that a radio button has to be selected?
I'm adding a selection with two radio buttons as seen in the example below:
But here, the submit button is disabled, because one of the options have to be selected.
How can I properly inform my user ...
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What does this login / signup form look like for success conditions? [closed]
Here is a login form in its error state
Here is a signup form in its error state
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When there are no errors do all the input boxes have a green border to indicate success?
When you click ...
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