Simple Text Inline Edit User Testing - Round 2 Results
Summary
2 of 4 users had trouble when they tried to highlight specific text before the inline edit field was active, and were confused when after the field was opened on click *all* the text was highlighted.
3 of 4 users quickly found and used both the Undo and Redo icons.
3 of 4 users were very confident their edit had been saved. The one user that wasn't didn't see the "Edit Saved" message, though he did see the "Undo Saved" and "Redo Saved" messages.
4 of 4 users either did not read the message at the top of the screen or did not understand that it pertained to the inline edit tasks they were performing.
3 of 4 users discovered inline edit due to the highlight. One user discovered it when he was highlighting the text for us and inadvertently opened it.
4 of 4 users didn't appear to see the tooltip saying, "Click to edit."
Demographics
User Number | Location | Gender | Age | Role | Tech-savvy | Do you own a personal computer? |
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User 1 (BF) | Berkeley | Female | 41-50 | Staff | Medium | Yes, Macbook |
User 2 (AL) | Berkeley | Male | 19-24 | Student | Medium-high | Yes, Toshiba laptop (PC) |
User 3 (JV) | Berkeley | Female | 19-24 | Student | Medium-low | Yes, Windows XP laptop |
User 4 (DB) | Berkeley | Female | 51-60 | Staff | Medium-low | Yes, a PC |
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Do you do any of the following and if so how often?
User | Checking email | Instant message | Shop online | Online banking | Internet research | Take class online | Social networking |
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User 1 | All the time | All the time | All the time | All the time | N/A | A few times a month (webinar) | No answer |
User 2 | All the time | A few times a month | A few times a month | A few times a month | A few times a week | Hardly ever | A few times a week |
User 3 | All the time | A few times a month | Hardly ever | A few times a month | A few times a week | Never | A few times a week |
User 4 | All the time | Hardly ever | A few times a month | All the time | A few times a month | A few times a month | A few times a week |
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Do you upload files on the web and if so how often?
User | Pictures | Media | Docs to course site | Docs to soc. ntwkg | File to email |
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User 1 | Hardly Ever | Never | Never | Hardly Ever | All the time |
User 2 | A few times a month | Hardly Ever | Never | Hardly Ever | A few times a week |
User 3 | A few times a week | A few times a month | Hardly ever | Never | All the time |
User 4 | A few times a week | Hardly ever | Never | Hardly Ever | All the time |
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