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Functions of Menus
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Content of Menus
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Context
Title
Choice descriptions
Completion instructions
Formatting of Menus
Consistency
o Provide consistency with the users expectations.
o Provide consistency in menu
Formatting, including organization, presentation, and
choice ordering.
Phrasing, including titles, choice descriptions, and
instructions.
Choice selection methods.
Navigation schemes.
Display
o If continual or frequent references to menu options are
necessary, permanently display the menu in an area of the
screen that will not obscure other screen data.
o If only occasional references to menu options are necessary, the
menu may be presented on demand.
Critical options should be continuously displayed, however.
Organization
o Provide a general or main menu.
o Display only relevant alternatives.
o Delete or gray-out inactive choices.
o Never require menus to be scrolled.
Complexity