Visual wizard launch pad

A method for interfacing with a plurality of wizards in a computer system includes providing the plurality of wizards; providing a launch button on a launch pad, the launch button associated with a wizard, where selection of the launch button executes the wizard; and providing information pertaining...

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Hauptverfasser: WICKHAM DAINA PUPONS, MARKOV NIKOLAY, BOEGNER MARC D, DAVISON GORDON ANDREW, KOPP EILEEN FELICIA, DE JESUS STOLL MARIA TERESA, SANTILLI JULIE ANNE, MAYHEW DEBRA L
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method for interfacing with a plurality of wizards in a computer system includes providing the plurality of wizards; providing a launch button on a launch pad, the launch button associated with a wizard, where selection of the launch button executes the wizard; and providing information pertaining to the wizard on the launch pad. The information includes a relationship between the wizard and other wizards on the computer system, elements of the computer system affected by the wizard, and/or how to information showing how to use a user interface of an application on the computer system to accomplish a task. The launch pads are interactive interfaces between a user of a computer system and wizards which exist on the computer system. The information is provided in the form of text and/or visual objects. The user has an overview of the complete process before the execution of each wizard.