Easy switch to reduce repeated operations

Often, when I enter a mobile phone, I subconsciously enter the Chinese characters that I want first, and then I find that it is an English input method, so I had to delete these letters -- switch back to Chinese Input -- re-enter.

This is a typical example of "switching leads to repeated operations.

The concept of switching to the Internet product field can be understood as: You can continue to operate from one page to another. Generally, users switch to different methods to achieve the same purpose. Taking the input method as an example, users usually directly use the default settings and try to switch when they find that they cannot achieve the goal. This process often leads to repeated operations.

With different requirements, switching is born in different use cases. This article describes some switching cases generated during task execution (including before, during, and after the task is completed, try to find some solutions to help users Reduce repeated operations.

1Before the task starts

Take the switching of QQ mail as an example. When the network speed is not fast, the mailbox will prompt to switch to the basic edition before entering.

However, when the network speed is normal, this switch is very "low-key" on the interface, and only appears on the mailbox homepage. I have always liked this processing. The basic edition is basically text, and loading is fast. When the network speed is unstable, the user switches to the basic edition to read and process emails faster. Under normal network conditions, users can read emails smoothly, so they do not need to switch.

This processing method can be referenced in the scenario where the task starts and the requirement ends, just like taking a taxi. No matter how many options you have, once you get on the bus, you can directly reach your destination, of course, if the car breaks down, you have to change the car in the middle ......

The task is switched before it starts, and the possibility of repeated operations is very low.

2, Task in progress

In this scenario, switching is most required, such as game selection, information arrangement, and view switching. In fact, you can avoid repeated operations by taking another step into consideration. Taking the selection interface of a game as an example, it is displayed in the order of Pass, which means that each user needs to flip the page to get to the latest level.

If there are many levels, you can imagine that you need to perform repeated page turning operations each time.

Here we propose two methods to avoid repeated operations in the task:

(1) Lock the nodes in the user space memory

When users look for documents or things, they always find them again through where they are, which is a space memory mode built by users. While retaining space memory, locking nodes allows users to complete tasks more quickly. For example, the browser's backward and forward operations are usually placed in the upper left corner by default, so that users can easily return to the familiar environment.

The pop-up history website is equivalent to a node, helping users return to their destination more quickly.

Taking the game selection as an example, the display of the pass order keeps the user's space memory. However, if the last completed level is used as a node, the user does not need to perform the flip operation again and again.

Thunder looks at the HD video display interface, and the switching between the poster form and the list form can remember the user's browsing location. As shown in the following figure, I can see the line "" in the list view. When I switch to the poster view, I still start with ".

 

(2) Reduces switching operations and eliminates the elements that lead to repeated operations.
Once upon a time, when I renamed files such as Word and JPEG, I was always so depressed that I had to avoid entering the suffix again. Okay, you may laugh and say that the control panel can "hide the extended name of a known file", but I will never know this hidden function.

 

In win7, the suffix no longer appears in the file name by default, and the file will no longer be unavailable during renaming, thus eliminating this element that causes repeated operations by users.

3After the task is completed

After a task is completed, there are usually two processing methods. One is to stay on the current page and refresh the content, which is the most common, it is usually suitable for you to complete a task on the current page and you can choose to continue. For example, after a user broadcasts a microblog, the user will continue browsing. Second, the page Jump is suitable for the termination of related operations after the task is completed or another operation must be performed directly.

Take the process of sending text messages to a user group as an example:

The first case is when you select a contact. After you select a contact, the selected contact will continue to be selected. After the selection is complete, the second option is selected. If you select an action to terminate, you must first consider automatic redirect. After sending, personally, they prefer the processing method of their smartphones. They can jump to the text message sending dialog box to view messages that fail to be sent.

Maybe at this time, you will give an example: "After Apple appstore is installed, the app jumps back to the desktop, and I want to continue searching for other apps ".

I initially criticized this force redirect, But I thought from another angle, if not, what is the result? Maybe we will spend more time looking for the app we just launched? In addition, the entry to the resident appstore at the bottom of the screen can ease the unfriendly feeling caused by repeated operations. The fish and the bear's paw cannot have both sides. After the task is completed, the key to switching between them depends on the user's next operation behavior to provide the most universal operation.

Conclusion

Some people may say: "QQ mail is in use, even if the network speed is poor, wait a moment, you can also go in. If you choose to turn off the game, you can press it several times. You can find the level anyway; when thunder looks at the resources, the location is different. If it's a big deal, it won't switch to the poster view. It can be viewed anyway "...... I strongly agree that switching does not play a decisive role in the user's ultimate goal.

However, if not all functions and designs can be cool-faced, you can be considerate.