1. Human Factors

2. My program gave me the message Rstrd Info. What does it mean? That’s restricted information But surely you can tell me!!! No, no… Rsdrd Info stands for “Restricted Information” Hmm… but what does it mean??? It means the program is too busy to let you log on Ok, I’ll take a coffee Thanks to Saul Greenberg, Georgia Tech Lecture, Usability Heuristics http://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/PowerPoints/Greenberg/heuristics.ppt

3. Thanks to Saul Greenberg, Georgia Tech Lecture, Usability Heuristics http://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/PowerPoints/Greenberg/heuristics.ppt

4. Thanks to Saul Greenberg, Georgia Tech Lecture, Usability Heuristics http://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/PowerPoints/Greenberg/heuristics.ppt Separate view and editing modes.

5. Thanks to Saul Greenberg, Georgia Tech Lecture, Usability Heuristics http://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/PowerPoints/Greenberg/heuristics.ppt

6. Prescriptions separate from graphics Thanks to Saul Greenberg, Georgia Tech Lecture, Usability Heuristics http://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/PowerPoints/Greenberg/heuristics.ppt

7. collapsed onto one screen (needs formatting) Double click to edit (mode buttons gone) Click to get info Add Undo Saul Greenberg, Georgia Tech Lecture, Usability Heuristics http://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/PowerPoints/Greenberg/heuristics.ppt Much improved UI.

8. Minimize Memory Load

9. Dr. Andreas Butz and Dr. Antonio Krüger, User Interface Design http://w5.cs.uni-sb.de/~butz/teaching/uid-ws03/pdf/uid111203.pdf Getting User’s Attention: Colors: All things in moderation

10. Data Entry: Minimize Memory Load on User Give user example of proper input Force user to enter correctly formatted data Saul Greenberg, Georgia Tech Lecture, Usability Heuristics http://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/PowerPoints/Greenberg/heuristics.ppt

11. Microsoft's NT Operating System Saul Greenberg, Georgia Tech Lecture, Usability Heuristics http://hcc.cc.gatech.edu/PowerPoints/Greenberg/heuristics.ppt Novice User: Helpful Error Messages

12. Identify The Tasks: Task Frequency

14. Interaction Styles: Natural Language

15. Interaction Styles: Examples

16. Adobe's ImageReady Windows Notepad Error Messages: The Good, Bad, and Ugly AutoCAD Mechanical