SVENSK STANDARD SS-EN ISO 9241-14
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Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) – Part 14: Menu dialogues (ISO 9241-14:1997)
The European Standard EN ISO 9241-14:1999 has the status of a Swedish Standard. This document contains the official English version of EN 9241-14:
1999.
The EN Standard makes reference to ISO 9241-14:
1995. The year shall be :1997.
Swedish Standards corresponding to documents referred to in this Standard are listed in ”Catalogue of Swedish Standards”, issued by SIS. The Cata- logue lists, with reference number and year of Swedish approval, International and European Standards approved as Swedish Standards as well as other Swedish Standards.
Ergonomiska krav på kontors- arbete med bildskärmsterminaler – Del 14: Menydialoger (ISO 9241-14:
1997)
Europastandarden EN 9241-14:1999 gäller som svensk standard. Detta dokument innehåller den officiella engelska versionen av EN 9241-14:1999.
Det europeiska ikraftsättningsdokumentet anger fel årtal. ISO-dokumentet skall vara :1997.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN ISO 9241-14
April 1999
ICS 13.180; 35.180
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Ref. No. EN ISO 9241-14:1999 E Descriptors: ergonomics, office machines, data processing equipment, text processing, data terminal equipment, display devices,
specifications, operating requirements
English version
Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs) – Part 14: Menu dialogues (ISO 9241-14:1995)
Exigences ergonomiques pour travail de bureau avec terminaux à écrans de visualisation (TEV) – Partie 14: Dialogues de type menu (ISO 9241-14:1995)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1999-04-01.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.
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Foreword ... 3
Introduction ... 4
1 Scope ... 6
2 Normative reference ... 7
3 Definitions ... 7
4 Application of ISO 9241-14 ... 10
4.1 Appropriateness of menu dialogues ... 10
4.2 Applying the recommendations ... 11
4.3 Evaluation of products ... 11
5 Menu structure ... 11
5.1 Structuring into levels and menus (overall structure) ... 11
5.2 Grouping options within a menu ... 12
5.3 Sequencing of options within groups ... 13
6 Menu navigation ... 14
6.1 Navigational cues ... 14
6.2 Rapid navigation ... 15
7 Option selection and execution ... 16
7.1 Selection methods ... 16
7.2 Alphanumeric keyboard ... 18
7.3 Function keys ... 20
7.4 Cursor key selection ... 20
7.5 Pointing ... 21
7.6 Voice ... 22
8 Menu presentation ... 23
8.1 Option accessibility and discrimination ... 23
8.2 Placement ... 25
8.3 Text option structure and syntax ... 28
8.4 Graphic option structure and syntax ... 30
8.5 Auditory option structure and syntax ... 20
Annex A (informative) Sample procedure for assessing applicability and adherence ... 32
Annex B (informative) Examples of applying ISO 9241-14 ... 51
Annex C (informative) Bibliography ... 53
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