Prominent Done or assumed next
actions.prominent_done_or_assumed_next
Place the control that finishes the transaction (or the assumed next step) at the end of the visual flow; make it prominent and well labeled.
Description
The control that finishes the transaction—or the assumed next step—belongs at the end of the visual flow, prominent and well labeled. A weak, unlabeled, or mid-flow finish control stalls completion and makes people hunt for how to done. Place it where reading and form fill naturally end, with clear emphasis. Use this on linear commits; freeform canvases without a single done step are a different layout problem.
When to use
Transaction or multi-step flows that end in a clear done or next step.
Not when
Open-ended canvases with no single finish or assumed-next control.
Agent hint
Place a prominent, well-labeled finish or next control at the flow’s end.
Finish / assumed-next sits at the end of the visual flow, is prominent, and is well labeled.
That control is weak, unlabeled, or not at the end of the flow.
Citations
Designing Interfaces 3e ch. Doing Things — Prominent Done or Assumed Next Step (Tidwell, Brewer, Valencia)
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/designing-interfaces-3rd/9781492051954/