This page contains all guidelines tagged with:

Error Recovery

Under the umbrella tag of design, this refers to making sure people can understand errors, how to fix them, and how to prevent them in the future.

Prevent errors when handling legal and financial data

Example of confirming information on a form with legal information
Code
Error Recovery
Cognitive
Physical
Visual

Prevent accidental pointer input

Example of accidentally pressing a button
Code
Error Recovery
Cognitive
Physical
Visual

Provide contextual help

A help message below the membership code of a form
Design
Error Recovery
Cognitive
Level AAA
Manual Test

Suggest corrections to errors

Example of a "no search results" message with a suggestion to the typo
Design
Error Recovery
Cognitive
Level AA
Manual Test

Identify and describe errors to users

Example of a descriptive error message for an invalid email address
Design
Error Recovery
Cognitive
Level A
Manual Test