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Guideline 3: Flexible and Fluid Workflow Pathways in Complex Applications

Users of complex applications often have unstructured goals that evolve as they analyze information. Interfaces should avoid forcing a rigid start-to-finish sequence and should support exiting a workflow, skipping ahead, returning to earlier steps, and moving directly among steps.

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Updated 2026-08-30

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Olivia Nalon
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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Google
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  • 5 - Coordinate Transition Among Multiple Tools and Workspaces

  • 7 - Ease Transition Between Primary and Secondary Information

  • 8 - Make Important Information Visually Salient

  • Helping Users Track Actions and Thought Processes in Complex Applications

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  • Guideline 6: Reduce Clutter Without Reducing Capability in Complex Applications

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  • 1 - Promote Learning By Doing

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  • Guideline 2: Help Users Adopt More Efficient Methods in Complex Applications

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  • Guideline 3: Flexible and Fluid Workflow Pathways in Complex Applications

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  • Guideline 6: Reduce Clutter Without Reducing Capability in Complex Applications

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  • Guideline 2: Help Users Adopt More Efficient Methods in Complex Applications

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  • Guideline 3: Flexible and Fluid Workflow Pathways in Complex Applications

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  • UI design example (from article) that support non-linear workflow.

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