Pawel Sysiak
Pawel Sysiak

Material design guidelines

Date
Aug 11, 2022 6:39 PM
Medium
Status
Done
Topic

Writing

Begin with the objective

When a phrase describes a goal and the action needed to achieve it, start the sentence with the goal.

When a phrase describes a goal and the action needed to achieve it, start the sentence with the goal.

To remove a photo from this album, drag it to the trash

Do

Start a statement with the objective (“to remove a photo”) and end it with the user action (“drag it to the trash”).

Drag a photo to the trash to remove it from this album

Don't

Don't state the action the user takes (“drag a photo”) before the objective (“to remove it from this album”).

Write for all reading levels

Use common words that are clearly and easily understandable across all reading levels. Turn on Location History Enable Location History

Use common words that are clearly and easily understandable across all reading levels.

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