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Reduce Short-Term Memory Load

• People have short-term memory limitations
  • People remember only about seven chunks of information at a time.
  • Interface designer cannot assume the user will remember anything from form to form, or dialog box to dialog box.
  • If user has to stop and ask “Now what was the filename? The customer ID?” then the design is placing a burden on the user’s memory.

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