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Allow users to see their entered data Usability Guideline

Description

Create data entry fields that are large enough to show all of the entered data without scrolling. One study has shown that search fields should be at least 35-40 characters long to accommodate 95% percent of search terms.

Help

Make sure each search field holds at least 35 characters, which should accommodate 95% of search terms.

Applicable standards

Note: The guidelines.usability.gov website has been down since July 2020, although www.usability.gov is still operating and the PDF version of the guidelines is still available.

Change history

  • 1.0 Feb 2007 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: UseGov13.8