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• Keyboard-Only Navigation for Improved Accessibility

  April 6, 2014Apr 6, 2014 | Article: 4 minutemins to read

  For users who can’t use a mouse make interactive and navigation elements easily accessible by tabbing and display a keyboard-focus indicator.

• Writing Hyperlinks: Salient, Descriptive, Start with Keyword

  March 9, 2014Mar 9, 2014 | Article: 5 minutemins to read

  To help users quickly find what they need, anchor text should stand out from the body content and accurately describe the page that it refers to.

• Intranet Information Architecture (IA) Trends

  February 23, 2014Feb 23, 2014 | Article: 7 minutemins to read

  Intranets are improving findability and discoverability by organizing content by task, using mega-menus, offering wayfinding cues, and providing shortcuts.

• Turn User Goals into Task Scenarios for Usability Testing

  January 12, 2014Jan 12, 2014 | Article: 5 minutemins to read

  Guidelines for usability test tasks: engage participants by writing task scenarios that are realistic, encourage an action, and don’t give away how the interface should be used.

• How to Run a Usability Test with Users Who Are on Your Site Now

  December 8, 2013Dec 8, 2013 | Article: 6 minutemins to read

  Learn how to use tools like ethnio and GoToMeeting to recruit participants while they’re on your site and immediately run moderated usability studies.

• Form Design Quick Fix: Group Form Elements Effectively Using White Space

  November 3, 2013Nov 3, 2013 | Article: 3 minutemins to read

  Improve the layout of your online forms by placing form labels near the associated text field and by grouping similar fields.