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How to help your users get started

By Johan Bergman | March 25, 2008 | 0 comments | Category: Usability

When starting to use a new application, we all know that it sometimes can be a little bit strenuous to get started. Although we believe that functions in programs should be self explanatory, that can sometimes be hard to achieve - specially if your app deals with a domain that’s new to the user. The user might also understand a certain function but wonder what it can be used for.

Things, one of the best "getting things done" applications out there, both takes care about explaining its model and also inspires you to get started. Until the user adds data to the different modules, each one shows a tip what it is and what it can be used for.

A view of Things inbox

A view of Things to do button

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