WIZARD. A wizard is useful when a user needs to perform a complex task consisting of several subtasks where decisions need to be made in each subtask and the number of subtasks is small (typically between three and ten steps). The wizard guides the user in the right order through the tasks; therefore it is guaranteed that decisions necessary to perform the actual subtask have been taken. The user receives feedback about the purpose of each task and when each complex task is completed. By using a navigation widget the user can go to the next task. The user is able to revise a decision by navigating back to a previous task. At any point in the sequence it is possible to abort the task. When the user needs to access an amount of information which cannot be put on the available space, the information can be shown in several spaces. Large amounts of data are usually not unrelated and can be divided into categories that match the user’s conceptual model of the data. This pattern suggests the user to navigate between the spaces. If the number of spaces is small (e.g. less than eight), the navigation areas should be placed at the top using a tab control. When the number of spaces is large, the navigation area should be placed on the left side of the spaces using a tree structure.
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