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RE: 3 or 4 clicks

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From: Karl Groves
Date: Mar 9, 2006 11:20AM

First things first, it sounds as if you've latched onto some "usability
guru's" recommendation about a "three click rule".

The reality is that so long as the user feels they are making positive
progress toward their goal, you shouldn't worry too much about how many
clicks it takes.

Let's face it, if you had a 10,000 page web site, you couldn't avoid having
more than 3 clicks.

If the user is able to accomplish their goal, and *feels* like it was easy
to do, that can often outweigh how many clicks it actually took.

Karl L. Groves
User-Centered Design, Inc.
Office: 703-729-0998
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