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Information Message — Reference
Description
An information message is a message that indicates to a user
that a condition or an event has occurred. For example:
Document has been deleted |
When to Use
- Required
Display an information message when a situation
has occurred that the user may need to know about, but which has
no follow-up actions the user can request.
- Required
Display an information message when there is additional
information about the status of normal completion of a task or about
the current status of the task.
- Required
If an in-progress message for the task is currently
displayed in its own secondary window, do not use an information
message. Instead, augment the in-progress message window with the
message information.
Guidelines
- Required
Display the information symbol appropriate to your
operating environment to the left of the information message. For
information on bidirectional and vertical language support, see
Chapter 11.
- Required
Design the information message window to be modeless.
Providing Controls in Information Messages
- Required
Provide an OK push button that allows a user to
acknowledge the information displayed in the information message
and to remove the message.
- Recommended
Provide a Help push button that allows the user
to request help information.
Visuals
- Required
Display the (i) symbol as the graphic image at the
left of an information message. For information on bidirectional
and vertical language support, see Chapter 11.
Essential Related Topics
For more information, see the Action Message, In-Progress Message,
Message, and Push Button (Predefined)
reference pages.
Supplemental Related Topics
For more information, see the Information and Message Areas (Area)
reference page.
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