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4 rules for displaying error messages from a user experience perspective

Outline

In order to display error messages on forms, you need to consider the following four basic rules:

1. The error message needs to be short and meaningful

2. The placement of the message needs to be associated with the field

3. The message style needs to be separated from the style of the field labels and instructions

4. The style of the error field needs to be different than the normal field

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