Use this guide to make your labels predictable and consequential. Your users depend on them, give it some thought and time.
Take the right actions in order to move towards your goals. Use them to make your labels predictable and consequential.
CREATE
Lets the user start something from scratch like creating an account or a group etc. Prefer ‘Create’ over ‘New’.
NEW
Lets the user create a new object like documents, files, folders etc.
CANCEL
Use it to cancel the existing action and close the current modal, dialog, or page.
DISCARD
Lets the user create a new object like documents, files, folders etc.
DONE
Use it to show the user their task is finished and can return back to the previous page or window.
OK
Indicates confirmation of an action. Here both letters remains in uppercase. Never use ‘Close’ adjacent to ‘OK’.
EXPORT
Use export when the user wants to save documents or files in a different format to another location.
DOWNLOAD
Use download when the user wants to transfer files from a remote to a local system.
EDIT
Use it to modify or change data, value, or text to the current window or page.
CHANGE
Use it to make modifications or changes to the existing window or page.
SEARCH
Use the search label to indicate an attempt to find information on a computer, database or on the internet. Prefer ‘Search’ over ‘Find’.
FIND
Use it to show the process of locating a specific file, document, or any other object on a computer or on the internet.
SELECT
Use it to select data, value or item from the table.
CHOOSE
Use it to make a more subjective decision like choosing files, groups, or templates.
IMPORT
Use import when the user wants to transfer files from one format to another usually within a new file.
UPLOAD
Use upload when the user wants to transfer files from a local to a remote system via internet.
DELETE
Lets the user eliminate or erase an existing object forever.
REMOVE
Lets the user remove files, accounts or groups from the current window or page.
APPLY
Lets the user make changes or modifications to a file or document before closing the window.
SAVE
Use it to save data or pending modifications to a file or document before closing the window.
CLOSE
Use it to close existing dialog, modal, or page. Never use ‘Close’ adjacent to ‘OK’.
DISMISS
Lets the user leave the existing page or window.
EXIT
Lets the user leave the existing application or website by closing the page or window. Prefer ‘Exit’ over ‘Quit’.
QUIT
Use it to shut the application and exit the page.