Usability for the Web: Designing Web Sites That Work
A simple, time-efficient way to design, develop and improve your web sites.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Usability for the Web: Designing Web Sites That Work
Index
Symbols
? (arrow) for breadcrumbs, 157
> (greater-than symbol) for breadcrumbs, 157
- (minus sign) with search keywords, 171
+ (plus sign) with search keywords, 171
3-tiered architectures, 345 346
8-bit color monitors, 59
A
About Us pages, 266 267
accessibility issues, 46 49
design guidelines, 47
everyone helped by attention to, 47 49
for frames, 363
prevalence of disabilities, 46, 48
standards for accessibility, 46
tools for evaluating accessibility, 46
types of disabilities, 45, 48
accomplished tasks, usability objectives, 70
accuracy in HTML coding, 354 355
action buttons for forms, 323, 325
Active Server Pages (ASPs), 353
active voice, 276
activity-based link labels, 152
actors in use case analysis, 100
administrative interface requirements, 71 72
advertising
interstitial, 285
for others, 275
See also marketing; promotion
age, design issues and, 45, 46
aligning
form elements, 323, 324, 325
text, 299
ALT text for images, 281
alternate spellings in search functions, 172
ambiguity
in link labels, 5
in survey questions or responses, 82
writing style and, 278, 279
animation, 334 336
appropriateness to task, 414, 446 447
arbitrary network site topology, 147, 148
architecture. See information architecture; 3-tiered architectures
Architecture Review Checklist, 142, 144 145
Arial font, 294, 295
arrow (?) for breadcrumbs, 157
ASPs (Active Server Pages), 353
asset management, 349 350
asset management tools, 351
asymmetrical balance, 188, 189, 190
audience. See target audience
automated testing, 375, 376
automatic usability inspection, 419
B
Back button, 129, 165
Back to Top links, 165
background research, 72 92
competitive analysis, 83 85
early use of, 38
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