[thelist] UI: i find myself saying "click here" a lot.

[Joshua Olson]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris W. Parker" <cparker at swatgear.com>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 1:11 PM
Subject: [thelist] UI: i find myself saying "click here" a lot.


> hi.
>
> If you would like to receive more information about this, click
> <a>here</a>.
> To receive more informaiton about this, click <a>here</a>.
> Click <a>here</a> to go to your shopping cart.
> More information about on this subject can be find by clicking
> <a>here</a>.
>
> is there any other way i can word these sentences so that the person
> knows where to click but without having to say "click here"? is this
> normal?

Sure, using your examples:

If you would like to receive more information about this, click <a>here</a>.

becomes:

We can send you <a>information about [product]</a> free of charge.

Click <a>here</a> to go to your shopping cart.

becomes:

Go to your <a>shopping cart</a>.

The rule of thumb I use is that form elements should verbs on them and links
should have nouns on them.  While this does not always true, it's a good
reference starting point when trying to avoid "click here" links.

-joshua