UX Writing for Beginners
Forms, Tooltips, and Microcopy
A course by Pedro Quintino , UX Writer
About the video: Forms, Tooltips, and Microcopy
Overview
“Users are presented with a form every time the interface needs to collect information. Tooltips and microcopy are two great ways to provide information users might need in certain parts of the journey. Here I'll explain how these three elements work.”
In this video lesson Pedro Quintino addresses the topic: Forms, Tooltips, and Microcopy, which is part of the Domestika online course: UX Writing for Beginners. Shape your user experience by exploring voice and tone, inclusivity, accessibility, and content organization while building a UX writing portfolio.
Partial transcription of the video
“Forms, Tooltips, and Microcopy Now, we'll go over forms, tooltips, and microcopy. What are forms? When the interface needs to collect information from the user, they are presented with the form. They come in different shapes and sizes but all must follow a set of writing guidelines. Tooltips and microcopy are great ways to provide help for our users in parts of the journey where they have doubts, where they might feel insecure about taking the next step. Let's look at some examples and I'll teach you how to write forms, microcopy, and tooltips. Okay, let's start with forms. I brought you a ...”
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Course summary for: UX Writing for Beginners
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Category
Marketing & Business, Web & App Design -
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Areas
App Design, Copywriting, Information Design, UX / UI

Pedro Quintino
A course by Pedro Quintino
Pedro Quintino is a UX writer based in Lisbon, Portugal. Over the last ten years, he’s worked as a copywriter and UX writer for brands like Nike, Chivas Regal, Nescafé, Corona Extra, Santander, and Uphold.
When he’s not writing at his day job, Pedro teaches the art of designing with words at his workshops. He also organizes UX Writing Portugal meetups for his local community of over 700 members.
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