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Subject:RE: Data on who uses Help? From:Jim Shaeffer <jims -at- spsi -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 26 Mar 2002 08:44:08 -0500
I remember some Web usability studies that reported increased
use of "Help" if "Help" was renamed to something like "Hints" or
"Tips." (Of course, shouldn't our goal always be to _decrease_
the use of Help?)
Having users self-select themselves as beginner, intermediate or
expert seems (IMHO) fraught with dangers and potential confusion.
Jim Shaeffer (jims -at- spsi -dot- com)
>
> I wonder if calling Help something other than "Help" would appeal to
> advanced users more. Maybe call it "reference" or something,
> if "Help" is typically associated with content that you, as an
> advanced user, aren't interested in.
>
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