Working towards Usable Forms on the World Wide Web: Optimizing Date Entry Input Fields
When an interactive form in the world wide web requires users to fill in exact dates, this can be implemented in several ways. This paper discusses an empirical online study with n = 172 participants which compared six different versions to design input fields for date entries. The results revealed...
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| author | Javier A. Bargas-Avila Olivia Brenzikofer Alexandre N. Tuch Sandra P. Roth Klaus Opwis |
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| description | When an interactive form in the world wide web requires users to fill in exact dates, this can be implemented in several ways. This paper discusses an empirical online study with n = 172 participants which compared six different versions to design input fields for date entries. The results revealed that using a drop-down menu is best when format errors must be avoided, whereas using only one input field and placing the format requirements left or inside the text box led to faster completion time and higher user satisfaction. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-43986e893d1f47f090f3509964ca66ea2025-02-03T06:01:28ZengWileyAdvances in Human-Computer Interaction1687-58931687-59072011-01-01201110.1155/2011/202701202701Working towards Usable Forms on the World Wide Web: Optimizing Date Entry Input FieldsJavier A. Bargas-Avila0Olivia Brenzikofer1Alexandre N. Tuch2Sandra P. Roth3Klaus Opwis4Department of Psychology, Center for Cognitive Psychology and Methodology, University of Basel, 4055 Basel, SwitzerlandDepartment of Psychology, Center for Cognitive Psychology and Methodology, University of Basel, 4055 Basel, SwitzerlandDepartment of Psychology, Center for Cognitive Psychology and Methodology, University of Basel, 4055 Basel, SwitzerlandDepartment of Psychology, Center for Cognitive Psychology and Methodology, University of Basel, 4055 Basel, SwitzerlandDepartment of Psychology, Center for Cognitive Psychology and Methodology, University of Basel, 4055 Basel, SwitzerlandWhen an interactive form in the world wide web requires users to fill in exact dates, this can be implemented in several ways. This paper discusses an empirical online study with n = 172 participants which compared six different versions to design input fields for date entries. The results revealed that using a drop-down menu is best when format errors must be avoided, whereas using only one input field and placing the format requirements left or inside the text box led to faster completion time and higher user satisfaction.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/202701 |
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| title | Working towards Usable Forms on the World Wide Web: Optimizing Date Entry Input Fields |
| title_full | Working towards Usable Forms on the World Wide Web: Optimizing Date Entry Input Fields |
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| title_short | Working towards Usable Forms on the World Wide Web: Optimizing Date Entry Input Fields |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/202701 |
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