From the course: Interaction Design: Software and Web Design Patterns

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In-line help

In-line help - Sketch Tutorial

From the course: Interaction Design: Software and Web Design Patterns

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In-line help

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- [Instructor] As designers, we strive for simplicity when designing our products. But for complex web and software interfaces, sometimes we need to add some help throughout the product to help support our users' goals. There are a few different patterns that collectively provide inline help. Help info bubbles, contextual help panels, and help documentation from navigation. The help experience should be viewed as a framework, with the goal of assisting the user with the information they need, when they need it. Let's take a look at informational tool tips. These are typically near form fields or section blocks, and display either on click or hover over an icon. Generally, tool tips should be succinct text to help the user understand what the content block or functionality is supposed to do. Informational tool tips can be very helpful in providing supplemental and contextual details. Another useful pattern for web applications…

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