- •Windows User Experience Interaction Guidelines
- •Guidelines
- •Design Principles
- •Windows User Experience Design Principles
- •How to Design a Great User Experience
- •Powerful and Simple
- •Designing with Windows Presentation Foundation
- •Controls
- •Balloons
- •Check Boxes
- •Command Buttons
- •Command Buttons vs. Links
- •Command Links
- •Drop-Down Lists and Combo Boxes
- •Group Boxes
- •Links
- •List Boxes
- •List Views
- •Progress Bars
- •Progressive Disclosure Controls
- •Radio Buttons
- •Search Boxes
- •Sliders
- •Spin Controls
- •Status Bars
- •Tabs
- •Text Boxes
- •Tooltips and Infotips
- •Tree Views
- •Commands
- •Menus
- •Menu Design Concepts
- •Toolbars
- •Ribbons
- •Program command patterns
- •Text
- •User Interface Text
- •Style and Tone
- •Messages
- •Error Messages
- •Warning Messages
- •Confirmations
- •Notifications
- •Interaction
- •Keyboard
- •Windows Keyboard Shortcut Keys
- •Mouse and Pointers
- •Touch
- •Accessibility
- •Windows
- •Window Management
- •Window Frames
- •Dialog Boxes
- •Dialog Box Design Concepts
- •Common Dialogs
- •Wizards
- •Property Windows
- •Property Window Design Concepts
- •Property Window Usage Patterns
- •Visuals
- •Layout
- •Layout Metrics
- •Fonts
- •Color
- •Icons
- •Standard Icons
- •Animations and Transitions
- •Graphic Elements
- •Sound
- •Experiences
- •Software Branding
- •Setup
- •First Experience
- •Printing
- •Windows Environment
- •Desktop
- •Start Menu
- •Taskbar
- •Notification Area
- •Windows Desktop Gadgets
- •Control Panels
- •Help
- •User Account Control
- •Visual Index
- •Glossary
Visual Index
Controls
Commands
Pointers
Windows
Windows Environment
Visuals
Here are visual examples of many user interface elements discussed in UX Guide. Click each image to go to the guidelines article for a particular element.
Controls
Common controls
Balloon
Check boxes
Command button
Command links
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Drop-down list and combo box
Group box
Link
List box
List view
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Notification
Progress bar
Progressive disclosure controls
Radio buttons
Search box
Slider
Spin control
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Status bar
Tabs
Text box
Tooltip
Infotip
Tree view
Commands
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Menu
Toolbar
Ribbon
Pointers
Working in background
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Busy
Activity indicator
Windows
Dialog box
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Property window
Warning message
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Confirmation
Windows Environment
Gadget (detailed/floating)
Gadget (concise/docked)
Taskbar
User Account Control entry points
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User Account Control consent UI
Visuals
Window frame
Fonts (Segoe UI)
Standard icons
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