UXmatters recently performed an analysis of different Label Placement in Forms. Their study used eyetracking technology to attempt to determine if label placement had any impact on the time it took a user to fill out the form. The short answer, as you might expect, is that yes, placement certainly did affect user interaction, but I think you find this article extremely interesting to read through. Finish it and you’ll have some solid, vey detailed data to incorporate into future forms that you create yourself for clients or for your own websites. Here is a little teaser for you: right-align your labels to make it easier for people to interact with the form!
Label Placement in Forms
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