Wizard Dialog
Design a wizard dialog when you want to support the user doing a task with a number of steps in sequence, and in such a way that the user cannot continue with other work before dismissing the dialog. Wizard dialogs are a particular kind of task dialog optimized for guiding the user through a task by presenting individual steps in the tasks in a piecemeal fashion.
Wizard Dialog guidelines
From the user’s perspective, the following are qualities of a well-designed wizard dialog page:
Is used for a task that the user benefits when doing in a certain sequence of separate steps.
Has a title and instructional text as needed so the user understands the context for the wizard steps.
Presents fields and other options in groups that are meaningful to the user’s understanding of the task.
Sequences the steps in the wizard so the order is aligned with how the user prefers to carry them out.
Provides one or more dismiss buttons with captions that unambiguously describes the function of each button.
Example of a Wizard Dialog
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