Catholic University College of Ghana FiapreSunyani Graphic User

Catholic University College of Ghana Fiapre-Sunyani Graphic User Interface Tutorials and Documentation INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY II Audrey Asante, Faculty of ICST

USER INTERFACE • Graphic User Interface

COMMON FEATURES OF THE GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE • Menu: is a list of available commands presented on the screen. – A menu bar is a line of command options across the top or bottom of the screen. – A pull down menu or drop down menu is a list of command options that drops down from a selected menu bar item at the top of the screen – Cascading or fly out menus are further menu options that appear when an option in a menu is chosen. – Pop up menu usually activated by a shortcut (macro)

COMMON FEATURES OF THE GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE • Window: it is a rectangular area that appears on the screen and displays information from a particular part of a program. • Icons are pictures used in a GUI to represent a command, a program, a file, or a task. • Button is a simulated on-screen button (kind of icon) that is activated (pushed) by a mouse or other pointing device to issue a command • Dialogue box is a box that appears on the screen and displays a message requiring a response from you. It is used to collect additional information from the user before performing a command or completing a task.

TUTORIALS AND DOCUMENTATION • Tutorial is an instruction book or program that takes you through a prescribed series of steps to help you learn how to use the product. • Documentation is a user guide or reference manual that is a narrative and graphical description of a program