From the course: UX for Web Forms
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Width of fields
- [Instructor] Another way in which we can reduce cognitive load is to match field length with estimated text size. As you can see on this example, there's not a lot of structure. It's difficult to scan through the forms since all of the fields have the exact same width. When we start to adjust the field widths, it looks better. The input fields are now sized based on our expected results. I would encourage you to try entering some data. What would be the longest expected input? Even though things aren't lined up properly, it doesn't matter. If we know how long text should be, then the field length should match the expected data. Here's some guidelines you can use when you're determining how wide a field should be. For form fields with a fixed input length, you should always adjust the width of the field to exactly match the known input length regardless of other fields on the page. For form fields with a variable input…
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