Use to the verbs listed here to describe user actions in the UI.
User Actions | Do | Don’t |
|---|---|---|
Closes a non-editable window | Close | Cancel |
Cancels an action and closes the window without saving changes | Cancel | Close |
Progresses to the next step of a multi-step process | Next | Continue |
Returns to the previous step of a multi-step process | Back | Previous |
Allows the user to make changes | Edit | Update, Modify, Change |
Confirms the completion of a task where changes | Done | Close, Cancel |
Adds an existing object to a list | Add | Add more |
Removes an object from a list | Remove | Delete |
Creates a new object | Create | Create, Apply |
For dropdown placeholder text and copy referring to | Select | Choose, Choose [field] |
Opens the user’s file browser and attaches the selected file | Attach | Upload |
Opens the user’s file browser and reads the selected file | Upload | Attach |
Sends to a different application | Export | Send |
Downloads files from the application to the user’s computer | Download | Export |
Provides the user more information or instruction | Help | User Guide |