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Balsamiq Wireframes Quickstart Guide

By : Scott Faranello
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Balsamiq Wireframes Quickstart Guide

By: Scott Faranello

Overview of this book

<p>Balsamiq Mockups is an easy to use, engaging tool for anyone looking to strategize and brainstorm ideas around product design and information architecture. With Balsamiq, you can strategize, create, prototype and present your ideas clearly and effectively to audiences large and small.<br /><br />"Balsamiq Wireframes Quickstart Guide" is a fast paced and easy to follow instructional book that gets you up and running quickly while challenging you to be the best you can be using the tool. With this book in hand, it will take only minutes to present an idea on screen.<br /><br />Wireframing is one of the key steps of effective user interface design and architecture. Finding the right tools to get your thoughts onto the page quickly and clearly is vital to your success. This book will have you on your way in no time. "Balsamiq Mockups Quickstart Guide" will walk you through the entire application in a fast, simple and engaging way. You will be presented with wireframe samples, exercises and real-world examples that will engage, challenge and enable you to become an expert wireframer and Balsamiq user. Whether you are looking to communicate ideas to your team, a client, a product manager, an IT developer, or if you are wireframing for the fun of it, this book is for you. By the time you are finished, you will have mastered the tools to do whatever your mind can think up. The rest is up to you.</p>
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Data tables


For many Internet users, data tables can seem like the online equivalent of Excel spreadsheets. They are often dull, hard to read, and more often than not full of useful data that users want and need in order to do their jobs more effectively.

Yes, data tables are actually very useful tools for relaying information to users. But like Excel, data tables can go unnoticed and ignored simply because they are not formatted with the end user in mind.

But, building data tables does not have to be a dull or complicated experience. In fact, it can, and should, be an interactive one where users not only get the information they need, but where they can also take action on the data, making it more useful to them as a result.

Now, before we dig any deeper, let's start with the basics. Perform the following steps:

  1. 1. Open project_mockup_4.bmml.

    If you have been following along up until this point in the book, the canvas should already have a header and footer in place. If not, please add them...