Updated: September 20, 2016

Button: Menu Button

Intro

The Menu Button control is a button that opens a menu. It’s a combination of the menu control and the button control.

Do

  • Use a reasonable number of options.
  • Use search when there are more than 10 options.
  • If an option is inactive and the user can activate it by doing something on the same screen, then disable the option.
  • If an option is inactive and the user can do nothing on the screen to make it active, then hide that option.
  • Sort options alphabetically or logically to help users find the right option quickly.

Don’t

  • If an option is inactive and the user can do nothing on the same screen to make it active, then don’t show that option.