An empirical study of on-line help design: Features and principles

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 539-567

  Purchase, Helen C ^a   Worrill, Joshua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Application features; Design principles; On line help

Indexed keywords

NAVIGATION; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; USER INTERFACES;

ON-LINE HELP SYSTEMS;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0036555883     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.2002.1009     Document Type: Article

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