• Involving Users in the Design Process

• Know Your Audience

• Analyze User Tasks

• Build Prototypes

• Observe Users

• Guidelines for Conducting User Observations

• Making Design Decisions

• Avoid Feature Cascade

• Apply the 80 Percent Solution

• High Performance

• Ease of Use

• Attractive Appearance

• Reliability

• Adaptability

• Interoperability

• Mobility

• Human Interface Design Principles

• Metaphors

• Reflect the User’s Mental Model

• Explicit and Implied Actions

• Direct Manipulation

• User Control

• Feedback and Communication

• Consistency

• WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)

• Forgiveness

• Perceived Stability

• Aesthetic Integrity

• Modelessness

• Managing Complexity in Your Software

• Keep Your Users in Mind

• Worldwide Compatibility

• Cultural Values

• Language Differences

• Text Display and Text Editing

• Resources

• Universal Accessibility

• Visual Disabilities

• Hearing Disabilities

• Physical Disabilities

• Extending the Interface

• Build on the Existing Interface

• Don’t Assign New Behaviors to Existing Objects

• Create a New Interface Element Cautiously

• Meet Minimum Requirements

• Deliver the Features Users Expect

• Differentiate Your Application

• The Always-On Environment

• Displays

• The Dock

• Conveying Information in the Dock

• Clicking in the Dock

• The Finder

• File Formats and Filename Extensions

• Internationalization

• Multiple User Issues

• Resource Management

• Threads

• Address Book

• Animation

• Automator

• Bonjour

• Colors

• Dashboard

• High-Level Design Guidelines for Widgets

• User-Interface Design Guidelines for Widgets

• Fonts

• Preferences

• Printing

• Security

• Speech

• Spotlight

• User Assistance

• Apple Help

• Help Tags

• Packaging

• Identify System Requirements

• Bundle Your Software

• Installation

• Use Internet-Enabled Disk Images

• Drag-and-Drop Installation

• Installation Packages

• General Installer Guidelines

• Setup Assistants

• Updating Installed Applications

• The Mouse and Other Pointing Devices

• Clicking

• Double-Clicking

• Pressing and Holding

• Dragging

• The Keyboard

• The Functions of Specific Keys

• Character Keys

• Space Bar

• Tab

• Enter

• Return

• Delete (or Backspace)

• Clear

• Esc (Escape)

• Modifier Keys

• Shift

• Caps Lock

• Option

• Command

• Control

• Arrow Keys

• Appropriate Uses for the Arrow Keys

• Moving the Insertion Point

• Extending Text Selection With the Shift and Arrow Keys

• Moving the Insertion Point in “Empty” Documents

• Function Keys

• Help

• Forward Delete (Fwd Del)

• Home, End

• Page Up, Page Down

• Keyboard Shortcuts

• Reserved Keyboard Shortcuts

• Creating Your Own Keyboard Shortcuts

• User-Defined Keyboard Shortcuts

• Keyboard Focus and Navigation

• Type-Ahead and Key-Repeat

• Selecting

• Selection Methods

• Selection by Clicking

• Selection by Dragging

• Changing a Selection

• Selections in Text

• Selecting With the Mouse

• What Constitutes a Word

• Selecting Text With the Arrow Keys

• Selections in Spreadsheets

• Selections in Graphics

• Editing Text

• Inserting Text

• Deleting Text

• Replacing a Selection

• Intelligent Cut and Paste

• Editing Text Fields

• Entering Passwords

• Drag-and-Drop Overview

• Drag-and-Drop Semantics

• Move Versus Copy

• When to Check the Option Key State

• Selection Feedback

• Single-Gesture Selection and Dragging

• Background Selections

• Drag Feedback

• Destination Feedback

• Windows

• Text

• Lists

• Multiple Dragged Items

• Automatic Scrolling

• Using the Trash as a Destination

• Drop Feedback

• Finder Icons

• Graphics

• Text

• Transferring a Selection

• Feedback for an Invalid Drop

• Clippings

• Fonts

• Style

• Inserting Spaces Between Sentences

• Using the Ellipsis Character

• Using the Colon Character

• Labels for Interface Elements

• Capitalization of Interface Element Labels and Text

• Using Contractions in the Interface

• Using Abbreviations and Acronyms in the Interface

• Developer Terms and User Terms

• Icon Genres and Families

• Application Icons

• User Application Icons

• Viewer, Player, and Accessory Icons

• Utility Icons

• Document Icons

• Toolbar Icons

• Icons for Plug-ins, Hardware, and Removable Media

• Icon Perspectives and Materials

• Creating Icons

• Tips for Designing Icons

• A Suggested Process for Creating Icons

• Creating Icons for Mac OS X v10.5 and Later

• Scaling Your Artwork

• Designing Toolbar Icons

• Designing Icons for Icon Buttons

• Designing Icons for Capsule-Style Toolbar Controls

• Designing Icons for Rectangular-Style Toolbar Controls

• System-Provided Images

• System-Provided Images for Use in Controls

• System-Provided Images for Use as Standalone Buttons

• System-Provided Images for Use as Toolbar Items

• System-Provided Images that Indicate Privileges

• A System-Provided Drag Image

• Standard Cursors

• Designing Your Own Cursors

• Menu Behavior

• Designing the Elements of Menus

• Titling Menus

• Naming Menu Items

• Using Icons in Menus

• Using Symbols in Menus

• Toggled Menu Items

• Grouping Items in Menus

• Hierarchical Menus (Submenus)

• The Menu Bar and Its Menus

• The Apple Menu

• The Application Menu

• The Application Menu Title

• The Application Menu Contents

• The File Menu

• The Edit Menu

• The Format Menu

• The View Menu

• Application-Specific Menus

• The Window Menu

• The Help Menu

• Menu Bar Extras

• Contextual Menus

• Dock Menus

• Types of Windows

• Window Appearance

• Window Elements

• The Title Bar

• The Window Title

• Title Bar Buttons

• Indicating Changes with the Close Button

• The Proxy Icon

• Toolbars

• Toolbar Appearance and Behavior

• Designing a Toolbar

• Scope Bars

• Scope Bar Appearance and Behavior

• Designing a Scope Bar

• Source Lists

• Source List Behavior and Appearance

• Designing a Source List

• Bottom Bars

• Bottom Bar Appearance and Behavior

• Designing a Bottom Bar

• Drawers

• When to Use Drawers

• Drawer Behavior

• Window Behavior

• Opening Windows

• Naming New Windows

• Positioning Windows

• Moving Windows

• Resizing and Zooming Windows

• Minimizing and Expanding Windows

• Closing Windows

• Window Layering

• Main, Key, and Inactive Windows

• Click-Through

• Scrolling Windows

• Automatic Scrolling

• Panels

• Inspector Windows

• Transparent Panels

• When to Use Transparent Panels

• Designing a Transparent Panel

• Fonts Window and Colors Window

• About Windows

• Dialogs

• Types of Dialogs and When to Use Them

• Sheets (Document-Modal Dialogs)

• Sheet Behavior

• When to Use Sheets

• When Not to Use Sheets

• Alerts

• The Elements of an Alert

• Writing Good Alert Messages

• Dialog Appearance and Behavior

• Accepting Changes

• Dismissing Dialogs

• Providing an Apply Button in a Dialog

• Expanding Dialogs

• Find Windows

• Preferences Windows

• The Open Dialog

• Dialogs for Saving, Closing, and Quitting

• Save Dialogs

• The Minimal Save Dialog

• The Expanded Save Dialog

• Closing a Document With Unsaved Changes

• Attempting to Save a Locked or Read-Only Document

• Saving Documents During a Quit Operation

• Quitting an Application That Is Not Document-Based

• Quitting an Application With Multiple Unsaved Documents Open

• Saving a Document With the Same Name as an Existing Document

• The Choose Dialog

• The Print Dialog

• Print Dialog

• Page Setup Dialog

• Window-Frame Controls

• Rectangular-Style Toolbar Controls

• Rectangular-Style Toolbar Control Usage

• Rectangular-Style Toolbar Control Contents and Labeling

• Rectangular-Style Toolbar Control Specifications

• Rectangular-Style Toolbar Control Implementation

• Capsule-Style Toolbar Controls

• Capsule-Style Toolbar Control Usage

• Capsule-Style Toolbar Control Contents and Labeling

• Capsule-Style Toolbar Control Specifications

• Capsule-Style Toolbar Control Implementation

• Legacy Toolbar Controls

• Buttons

• Push Buttons

• Push Button Usage

• Push Button Contents and Labeling

• Push Button Specifications

• Push Button Implementation

• Icon Buttons

• Icon Button Usage

• Icon Button Contents and Labeling

• Icon Button Specifications

• Icon Button Implementation

• Scope Buttons

• Scope Button Usage

• Scope Button Contents and Labeling

• Scope Button Specifications

• Scope Button Implementation

• Gradient Buttons

• Gradient Button Usage

• Gradient Button Contents and Labeling

• Gradient Button Specifications

• Gradient Button Implementation

• The Help Button

• Bevel Buttons

• Bevel Button Usage

• Bevel Button Contents and Labeling

• Bevel Button Specifications

• Bevel Button Implementation

• Round Buttons

• Round Button Usage

• Round Button Contents and Labeling

• Round Button Specifications

• Round Button Implementation

• Selection Controls

• Radio Buttons

• Radio Button Usage

• Radio Button Contents and Labeling

• Radio Button Specifications

• Radio Button Implementation

• Checkboxes

• Checkbox Usage

• Checkbox Contents and Labeling

• Checkbox Specifications

• Checkbox Implementation

• Segmented Controls

• Segmented Control Usage

• Segmented Control Contents and Labeling

• Segmented Control Specifications

• Segmented Control Implementation

• Icon Buttons and Bevel Buttons with Pop-Up Menus

• Pop-Up Menus

• Pop-Up Menu Usage

• Pop-Up Menu Contents and Labeling

• Pop-Up Menu Specifications

• Pop-Up Menu Implementation

• Action Menus

• Action Menu Usage

• Action Menu Contents and Labeling

• Action Menu Specifications

• Action Menu Implementation

• Combination Boxes

• Combo Box Usage

• Combo Box Contents and Labeling

• Combo Box Specifications

• Combo Box Implementation

• Path Controls

• Path Control Usage

• Path Control Contents and Labeling

• Path Control Specifications

• Path Control Implementation

• Color Wells

• Image Wells

• Date Pickers

• Date Picker Usage

• Date Picker Implementation

• Command Pop-Down Menus

• Command Pop-Down Menu Usage

• Command Pop-Down Menu Contents and Labeling

• Command Pop-Down Menu Specifications

• Command Pop-Down Implementation

• Sliders

• Slider Usage

• Slider Contents and Labeling

• Slider Control Specifications

• Slider Control Implementation

• The Stepper Control (Little Arrows)

• Stepper Control Specifications

• Placards

• Indicators

• Progress Indicators

• Determinate Progress Bars

• Determinate Progress Bar Usage

• Determinate Progress Bar Contents and Labeling

• Determinate Progress Bar Specifications

• Determinate Progress Bar Implementation

• Indeterminate Progress Bars

• Indeterminate Progress Bar Usage

• Indeterminate Progress Bar Contents and Labeling

• Indeterminate Progress Bar Specifications

• Indeterminate Progress Bar Implementation

• Asynchronous Progress Indicators

• Asynchronous Progress Indicator Usage

• Asynchronous Progress Indicator Contents and Labeling

• Asynchronous Progress Indicator Specifications

• Asynchronous Progress Indicator Implementation

• Level Indicators

• Capacity Indicators

• Capacity Indicator Usage

• Capacity Indicator Contents and Labeling

• Capacity Indicator Specifications

• Capacity Indicator Implementation

• Rating Indicators

• Rating Indicator Usage

• Rating Indicator Contents and Labeling

• Rating Indicator Implementation

• Relevance Indicators

• Text Controls

• Static Text Fields

• Text Input Fields

• Text Input Field Usage

• Text Input Field Contents and Labeling

• Text Input Field Specifications

• Text Input Field Implementation

• Token Fields

• Token Field Usage

• Token Field Specifications

• Token Field Implementation

• Search Fields

• Search Field Usage

• Search Field Contents and Labeling

• Search Field Specifications

• Search Field Implementation

• Scrolling Lists

• Scrolling List Usage

• Scrolling List Contents and Labeling

• Scrolling List Specifications

• Scrolling List Implementation

• View Controls

• Disclosure Triangles

• Disclosure Triangle Usage

• Disclosure Triangle Contents and Labeling

• Disclosure Triangle Specifications

• Disclosure Triangle Implementation

• Disclosure Buttons

• Disclosure Button Usage

• Disclosure Button Contents and Labeling

• Disclosure Button Specifications

• Disclosure Button Implementation

• List Views

• List View Usage

• List View Contents and Labeling

• List View Implementation

• Column Views

• Column View Usage

• Column View Contents and Labeling

• Column View Implementation

• Split Views

• Split View Usage

• Split View Specifications

• Split View Implementation

• Tab Views

• Tab View Usage

• Tab View Contents and Labeling

• Tab View Specifications

• Tab View Implementation

• Grouping Controls

• Separators

• Separator Usage

• Separator Labeling

• Separator Specifications

• Separator Implementation

• Group Boxes

• Group Box Usage

• Group Box Contents and Labeling

• Group Box Specifications

• Group Box Implementation

• Positioning Regular-Size Controls in a Window Body

• A Simple Preferences Window

• A Tabbed Window

• A Standard Alert

• Positioning Small and Mini Controls in a Window Body

• Layout Example for Small Controls

• Layout Example for Mini Controls

• Grouping Controls in a Window Body

• Grouping with White Space

• Grouping with Separators

• Grouping with Group Boxes

• Positioning Text and Controls in a Bottom Bar