From the course: Interaction Design: Design Patterns as Building Blocks
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Checkboxes, radio buttons, and dropdowns
From the course: Interaction Design: Design Patterns as Building Blocks
Checkboxes, radio buttons, and dropdowns
- [Instructor] Radio buttons, checkboxes, and drop-downs are common interface elements, but they're sometimes used incorrectly. Radio buttons are used when they should be checkboxes, and vice versa. Checkboxes are used as a multi-select option for scenarios where the user can select multiple items at a time. By default, they can be unselected, and there's no requirement for them to be selected, so you sometimes see them as opt-ins at the bottom of forms. By comparison, radio buttons are used for a single selection use case, and by default, one should be selected. Radio buttons are useful for scenarios where you want the user to see a short list of options and you have a reasonable default option. Here's an example of checkboxes being used when it shouldn't be. This is a question on selecting your business type. You can only select one of these business types but the selection is presented as if you could select multiple…
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