best practices for creating menus

Best practices for creating menus

Best practices for optimizing menu settings, navigation, and usability for users.

Topic	Description	Example
Simplified Language and Menus	Keep menus concise and straightforward, and limit the number of menus to not confuse users with too many options.	Welcome to our fact-checking service! If you've received content but are not sure if it's true or not, we're here to help. Menu option: Submit content to verify
Organized Content Navigation	Divide menus into clear sections for smoother navigation. Start with the main menu prompting users to request fact-checks.	To navigate our content, click the "Menu" button and choose a topic.
Submit Content for Fact-Checking ​	Provide a dedicated option for users to verify the authenticity of content received.	Please send an image, video, audio, text, or link. Our media agency partners will provide fact-checking articles for your question. Example: "election security"
Continuity of Interaction	After sending fact-check reports, enable users to ask questions or submit content again. Allow users to revisit the menu to verify more content.	If you want to fact-check more content, click on the menu again. ​
Exit or Cancel Action	Include a menu option for users to exit or cancel actions if they wish to choose another menu option.	If you wish to select another option from the menu or exit the current action, use the exit/cancel menu.

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