Design Guidelines

4/19/2010

The user interface guidelines for Windows Mobile Professional and Windows Mobile Classic assist you in developing Windows Mobile applications that provide a good user experience.

In This Section

• Accessibility and Ergonomic Guidelines
  Outlines the guidelines for developing an accessible user interface.

• Home Screen Guidelines
  Describes the information the user might want instant access to, and ways to display it when the component is selected.

• Navigation Guidelines
  Describes the various views (list view, summary view, and edit view). and provides recommendations for using them.

• Screen Rotation Guidelines
  Describes practical approaches you can take to create screen layouts that accommodate portrait, landscape, and square.

• Soft Key and Menu Guidelines
  Describes the role that Soft Keys play in the user interface, and how to properly implement them in your applications.

  Note that, beginning with Windows Mobile 6.5.3, soft keys are replaced by touchable tiles on Windows Mobile Professional phones.

• Usability Guidelines
  Provides a checklist to help you confirm that your application's user interface meets usability requirements.

• User Interface Control Guidelines
  Provides guidelines for user interface (UI) controls.

• User Interface Text Guidelines
  Provides guidelines for designing user interface text.

See Also

Other Resources

Designing Applications for Windows Mobile Platforms
Mobile Web Site Design Overview