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Use Labels Cleverly 1
Use Labels Cleverly 1

Use Labels Cleverly 1

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Complement your link copy with a visual representation of the selected value. In this example, the labels show you how capitalization will look.

It's not always possible to do this hack, so go all into it when the opportunity presents itself.

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Use Labels Cleverly 2

A smart use case for labels is on color pickers with predefined values. Depending on the app's context you can even omit labels. Consider keeping them for color-blind people who struggle to identify colors though.

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Display Useful Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts boost productivity and save time for power users. Yet it's sometimes difficult to remember them. Take advantage of Fitts's law* and place your shortcut keys next to the action button. In that way, the user doesn't need to remember the action. *The time to acquire a target is a function of the distance to and size of the target.

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