Visual Index

Here are visual examples of many user interface elements discussed in UX Guide.

This index is divided into the following sections:

  • Controls
  • Commands
  • Pointers
  • Windows
  • Windows Environment
  • Visuals

Controls

Balloons

Screen shot of balloon indicating Caps Lock is on

Check boxes

Screen shot of four check boxes

Command buttons

Screen shot of an OK button

Command links

Screen shot of two command links

Drop-down lists and combo boxes

Screen shot of a drop-down list of font sizes

Group boxes

Screen shot of both of two check boxes selected

Links

Screen shot of a command in blue, underlined text

List boxes

Screen shot of a list of valid screen resolutions

List views

Screen shot of a list of files

Notifications

Screen shot of a message in the notification area

Progress bars

Screen shot of a partially filled progress bar

Progressive disclosure controls

Screen shot of several arrow buttons

Radio buttons

Screen shot of one of three radio buttons selected

Search boxes

Screen shot of a Search text box

Sliders

Screen shot of a bar, slider, and tick marks

Spin controls

Screen shot of a spin control

Status bars

Screen shot of status bar and pop-up window

Tabs

Screen shot of five tabs

Text boxes

Screen shot of a text box and its label

Tooltips

Screen shot of Print button and its tooltip

Infotip

Screen shot of Share button and its infotip

Tree views

Screen shot of folder hierarchy

 

Commands

Menus

Screen shot of the View menu and its submenus

Toolbars

Screen shot of a toolbar

Ribbons

Screen shot of the Microsoft Word ribbon

 

Pointers

Working in background

Screen shot of doughnut-shaped pointer with arrow

Busy

Screen shot of doughnut-shaped pointer

Activity indicator

Screen shot of doughnut-shaped pointer and text

 

Windows

Dialog boxes

Screen shot of the Windows Help dialog box

Property windows

Screen shot of a New Folder property window

Warning messages

Screen shot of a Low Battery warning message

Confirmations

Screen shot of Save changes? message

 

Windows Environment

Taskbar

Screen shot of a taskbar

User Account Control entry points

Screen shot of large, small security shield icons

User Account Control consent UI

Screen shot of a request to continue a program

DEPRECATED: Gadget (detailed/floating)

Screen shot of Weather Gadget

DEPRECATED: Gadget (concise/docked)

Screen shot of a small, docked Weather Gadget

 

Visuals

Window frames

Screen shot of a frame around a Notepad window

Fonts

Screen shot of alphabet in the Windows system font

Standard icons

Screen shot of Error, Warning, and other icons