>From Michael Andrews
> The chapter on forms (chapter 20) is only 15 pages, but is very modern in
its discussion of user centered approaches and graphic treatments. I
understand that David Sless, an Aussie who is a major researcher of forms,
contributed to the chapter. (I am guessing Caroline
Rob,
I sense you question isn't fully answered regarding paper forms, so
I will offer a good, if difficult, recommendation.
The best discussion I've seen of paper forms in is the Style Manual
6th edition of the Commonwealth of Australia, published by John Wiley
Australia ISBN 0-7016-3648-3.
The
I would recommend trying to contact a statistican as they have done
this sort of thing for years and they are a great place to start, but
don't solely rely on their advice. I would suspect the large
departments (census etc have this information on line in US)
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William Brall
>
> And if your book goes even one step beyond rote rules and delves into
> the spirit and philosophy behind why you should design such and such a
> way, it should be directly translatable to any sort of form.
Fair enough. We've tried very much to concentrate on ways of thinking ab
I'm just saying that picking form controls for an electronic form,
would be a better guide to paper form control choice than nothing at
all would be.
The example I gave would translate directly from any section in such
a chapter that talks about when to use check boxes, and when to use
text fields
>From William Brall
> I disagree with #5. Picking controls is VERY important.
> I'd say any book worth its salt about form design would answer this
> question for an online form, and thus a paper one.
(Aside: sorry that the formatting of my previous email on this subject came
out so badly)
We
That was:
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Check_._,_,_,_,_
For those who saw that collapse into 1 line.
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Welc
I disagree with #5. Picking controls is VERY important. Why just today
I had to fill in a form to get my flumist inoculation. The last item
on the list was:
The Cost is $25.
Cash___
Check__
Elsewhere on the form I had this option:
Male [_] or Female [_]
So what was I supposed to fill in
Rob Tannen
> Can anyone recommend best practices and guidelines for the design of
> paper forms - not printed online forms, but stand-alone paper forms,
> filled in by hand.
Hi Rob
I would have loved to include paper form design in our recent book but was
persuaded that a shorter book would be
Can anyone recommend best practices and guidelines for the design of paper
forms - not printed online forms, but stand-alone paper forms, filled in by
hand.
Best Regards,
Rob Tannen, PhD
Director of Research
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