The design of effective online help in Web applications

The usability and ultimately the success of Web-based services are partly due to effective user support.Although the use of online support tools is now more prevalent in Web applications, these often overwhelm the user with information poorly organized, or are simply ignored. This paper proposes a g...

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Main Authors: Roy, Marie Christine, Rannou, Yves, Rivard, Lucie
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Language:English
Published: 2006
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spelling my.uum.repo.114922014-07-14T08:09:56Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/11492/ The design of effective online help in Web applications Roy, Marie Christine Rannou, Yves Rivard, Lucie TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering The usability and ultimately the success of Web-based services are partly due to effective user support.Although the use of online support tools is now more prevalent in Web applications, these often overwhelm the user with information poorly organized, or are simply ignored. This paper proposes a guide for the appropriate choice and design of task support tools based on user profiles, tasks and characteristics of help tools. 2006-06-06 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/11492/1/309.pdf Roy, Marie Christine and Rannou, Yves and Rivard, Lucie (2006) The design of effective online help in Web applications. In: Knowledge Management International Conference and Exhibition 2006 (KMICE 2006), 6-8 June 2006, The Legend Hotel Kuala Lumpur. http://www.kmice.cms.net.my/
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Roy, Marie Christine
Rannou, Yves
Rivard, Lucie
The design of effective online help in Web applications
description The usability and ultimately the success of Web-based services are partly due to effective user support.Although the use of online support tools is now more prevalent in Web applications, these often overwhelm the user with information poorly organized, or are simply ignored. This paper proposes a guide for the appropriate choice and design of task support tools based on user profiles, tasks and characteristics of help tools.
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Rannou, Yves
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