Visitors of corporate websites are rarely as lucky.
When developing forms, always include positive reinforcement. It does not need to be
complex. See Figure 11-8 for a basic example??”after clicking Submit, users are immediately
presented with a message that lets them know all is well with the world.
Figure 11-8. Simple messages such as this one let users know that forms were successfully submitted.
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Printing web pages
As much as the Web brought the world advanced commerce technology, fresh marketing
opportunities, near-instant communication, and overnight billionaires, it has yet to eliminate
the communication medium used by generations??”paper. Despite brilliant, highresolution
displays, advanced editing features in PDF documents, and the crushing
ubiquity of e-mail, people still crave (and largely prefer) paper-based content, from books
and newspapers to hard copies of Word and PowerPoint documents. Paper reads better,
feels better, looks better, and is a tangible thing that is owned.
Even while the production levels of the paper industry slowly decrease,7 paper continues
to dominate our lives, and the printer remains one of the most used pieces of equipment
in the office.
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