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Do icons need text?
Icons Need a Text Label (And even if you’re using a standard icon, it’s often safer to include a label, especially if you slightly altered the icon to match your aesthetic preferences or constraints.) Icon labels should be visible at all times, without any interaction from the user.
buttons? buttons have text on them. icons are little pictures. Icons can lead to action: the save (diskette) in MS word.
What should we use the Text button for?
The Text Button is a customizable two-state button which displays text and an optional indicator. Drag and drop the control or indicator you wish to associate from a control panel or the Design Pane onto the Text Button.
What is a button text?
The Text Button is a customizable two-state button which displays text and an optional indicator. In addition to parameters within the Properties pane the appearance of the Text Button can be customized by assigning colours and text styles from the Gallery.
When to use icons with text vs.just text?
Users have been known to subjectively think an app is easier if it has icons, even when they don’t actually improve performance (see Wiedenbeck, 1999 cited above), so that’s another reason to have icons and text combined. I usually see the icon either above or left of the text label.
Text buttons and contained buttons use text labels, which describe the action that will occur if a user taps a button. If a text label… Text buttons and contained buttons use text labels, which describe the action that will occur if a user taps a button.
Can you save space by using icons instead of text?
Icons can save space over text, but at the price of recognition. For small icons, such as 16×16 pixel, it’s very difficult for users to even recognize what they are supposed to be a picture of, let alone what the picture is supposed to stand for.
Is it OK to use icons in tech support?
Icon labels also make tech support difficult (e.g., “Click on the yellow sheet with a blue checkmark,” versus “Click on ‘Accept’”). As rule of thumb, icons alone should only be permitted when at least two out of the following three conditions apply: