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Voice and tone guidelines
House rules
Button guidelines
Email guidelines
Error messages
Empty states
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Rules

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Use this guide to fill in your user's blanks. Navigate their way by helping, educating, and directing them.

Tone Profile



Help

help

Educate

educate

Direct

direct


Remember to

  • Avoid redundant text
  • Motivate users to type
  • Provide values that are clear and to the point
  • Make your text contextual and fun
  • Avoid lengthy text

    • Types of placeholder texts


    Search
    check_circleSearch

    check_circleSearch by Patient's Name or EMPI
    check_circleSearch Patient, PCP or Activity
    cancelFind...
    Search...
    cancelSearch by patien'ts name for e.g. Joy Lawson or EMPI ID
    cancelSearch Patient e.g. Joy Lawson, PCP e.g. Dr. Philips or Activity e.g. In Progress

    Text message
    check_circleWrite a message
    cancelType a message...
    Send your message from here...

    Password
    check_circleYour secret is safe with us.
    check_circleConfirm password
    cancelEnter your password here
    cancelRe-enter your password here

    Note
    check_circleLeave a note
    cancelNotes...
    Type your note
    Write a note here
    Add a note for the intervention

    Comment
    check_circleLeave a comment
    cancelAdd comment(s) here...
    Type a comment here...
    Write a comment

    Dates
    check_circleMM/DD/YYYY
    cancelDD/MM/YYYY

    Form fields
    check_circleName
    Johnny Depp
    or
    Jennifer Aniston
    check_circleEmail
    johnny.depp@email.com
    or
    jennifer.aniston@email.com
    check_circleGender
    Female, Male, Other
    cancelName
    Enter First Name
    Enter Last Name

    cancelEmail
    xyz@email.com
    or
    Someone@example.com
    cancelGender
    Female, Male, LGBTQA

    Description
    check_circleWrite a description

    check_circleSpecify a reason
    cancelType your description here in not more than 250 characters here
    cancelPlease give your reasons here

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