Command Buttons
The command button control causes an application to perform an action when the user selects the button. It is usually rectangular and includes a label. On Windows Mobile-based Smartphones, only Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile has command buttons. All other applications use soft keys.
Note The command button control refers to software application buttons as opposed to hardware buttons or keys.
To conserve space, do not include an Apply command button in an application because it requires an OK button. Instead, use an OK button only.
State Attributes
The following illustrations show the appearance of the command button control in various possible states for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC and Smartphone devices.
Pocket PC
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Smartphone
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Label Attributes
Limit the label to two words.
On Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC devices that include Asian languages, use 9pt Tahoma regular font. For all other languages, use 8pt Tahoma bold font.
On Windows Mobile-based Smartphone devices, use 11pt Segoe bold font.
See Also
User Interface Control Guidelines | Capitalization and Punctuation Guidelines | List Boxes Reference | List Views
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