I would have to agree with you on selecting option #1. The only thing I may
also include is an asterisk next to the checkbox and indicate that any/all
fields with an asterisk are required.

Laura Schertler
Sr. IA/UX Engineer

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Hernan Teano <[email protected]> wrote:

> Need to put into place a terms of use checkbox that users need to
> check in order to place an order. I can go two ways with the
> interaction:
>
> 1. Enable the Place Order button and if the user clicks without
> checking the TOU box display a message
>
> 2. Disable the Place Order button and enable it once the TOU box is
> checked
>
> I'm inclined to go with #1 because it quickly teaches the user the
> relationship between checking the box and ordering, whereas #2 offers
> no explanation as to why the order button is disabled and could be
> potentially confusing.
>
> Curious if anyone has experience with this, and which way did you go
> and why?
>
> Thanks,
> Hernan Teano
> UX Architect
> Adobe
>
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