Exploring Field Labeling Positions

[Ocean West]

Here is a sample file that has standard field labels Left of Field / Top of Field, Vertical data entry or horizontal data entry.

 

I also added a few "custom styles" that inset the label in to the data entry field so that it is "one object".

 

There are a few caveats regarding how to style the field or label so that the label doesn't disappear when the focus is in the field. OR when creating and editing a layout some options will resize the label container thus forcing you to resize the label to match the size of the field. 

 

I added a simple survey and curious how people prefer to view and interact with labels and fields based on their design of their solution.

 

I would myself probably make the label text less important (lighter contrast between) so the users attention focus on the data in the field itsef.

 

Labels.fmp12.zip