Statements are better than questions when labeling fields

Statements are better than questions when labeling fields, because it is less to read and the important details are front-loaded. Also: Avoid instructions like ‘Enter…’, ‘Select…’, ‘Tell us about…’ because it’s wordier and usually unnecessary. See the two tweets, and the videos within the tweets, by Adam Silver:

🔥Why we use statements instead of questions for labelling form fields.

Reasons:

- less to read
- the important details are front-loaded

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🔥 Designing form fields? Avoid instructions like ‘Enter...’, ‘Select...’, ‘Tell us about...’ because it’s wordier and usually unnecessary.L

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