A comparison of cascading horizontal and vertical menus with overlapping and traditional designs in terms of effectiveness, error rate and user satisfaction

2007-09-07
Kara, Ayse Gul
Çağıltay, Kürşat
In this study, effectiveness, efficiency and user satisfaction of different menu designs were investigated. 24 graduate students voluntarily participated to the study. The results indicate that horizontal menus are more effective than vertical menus in terms of selecting sub menu items, overall task completion time is not related to menu design, horizontal overlapping menu design is the most effective one in terms of preventing user errors. Lastly, user satisfaction doesn't vary according to menu designs.

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A. G. Kara and K. Çağıltay, “A comparison of cascading horizontal and vertical menus with overlapping and traditional designs in terms of effectiveness, error rate and user satisfaction,” 2007, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/35702.