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66 | Tabs | 66 | Tabs | ||
67 | ~~~~ | 67 | ~~~~ | ||
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69 | - Label tabs based on their pattern. Use nouns rather than verbs, | 69 | - Label tabs based on their pattern. Use nouns rather than verbs, | ||
70 | without ending punctuation. | 70 | without ending punctuation. | ||
71 | - Do not assign an access key. Tabs are accessible through their | 71 | - Do not assign an access key. Tabs are accessible through their | ||
72 | shortcut keys (Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Tab). | 72 | shortcut keys (Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Tab). | ||
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74 | Check boxes and Radio buttons | 74 | Checkboxes and Radio buttons | ||
75 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 75 | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ||
76 | 76 | | |||
77 | - Label every check box or radio button. Do not leave check boxes or | 77 | - Label every checkbox or radio button. Do not leave checkboxes or | ||
78 | radio buttons unlabeled. | 78 | radio buttons unlabeled. | ||
79 | - Assign a unique access key to each label. | 79 | - Assign a unique access key to each label. | ||
80 | - Labels must start with an active verb clearly defining the state to | 80 | - Labels must start with an active verb clearly defining the state to | ||
81 | be enabled or disabled. | 81 | be enabled or disabled. | ||
82 | - For a group, use parallel phrasing and try to keep the length about | 82 | - For a group, use parallel phrasing and try to keep the length about | ||
83 | the same for all labels. | 83 | the same for all labels. | ||
84 | - For a group, focus the label text on the differences among the | 84 | - For a group, focus the label text on the differences among the | ||
85 | options. | 85 | options. | ||
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