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Module 4: Online forms

Module 4: Checkpoint 11—Field indicators

Conformance: Desirable

Requirements

Required field indicators should be aligned in their own column.

Benefits of conformance

  • Improves visibility of mandatory fields.

Risks of non-conformance

  • Reduced data reliability and validation (missing data).

Implementation advice

More information

implementation: The required field indicators are aligned and in their own column.

Correct implementation: The required field indicators are aligned and in their own column.

Incorrect implementation: The required field indicators are not aligned.

Incorrect implementation: The required field indicators are not aligned.

Correct implementation: The required field indicators are aligned and in their own column.

Correct implementation: The required field indicators are aligned and in their own column.

Incorrect implementation: The required field indicators are aligned but the input controls are interrupting the required field indicators' column. This is not ideal.

Incorrect implementation: The required field indicators are aligned but the input controls are interrupting the required field indicators' column. This is not ideal.

Last updated:
10 June 2021