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Hints

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- [Instructor] If the result of a user's action on a control or view are not clearly implied by its label, we can create an accessibility hint. There are also some guidelines we should follow. A hint should very briefly describe the results of an action on a control. Brevity decreases the amount of time users must spend listening before they can use the element. Our hints should begin with a verb and omits the subject. You'll want to use the third person singular declarative form of a verb, such as plays, and not the imperative, such as play, to avoid sounding like you're issuing a command. A hint should begin with a capitalized word and should end with a period. The hint is a phrase, not a sentence, but ending with a period will help voiceovers speak with the appropriate inflection. They should not include the name of an action or gesture. A hint does not tell users how to perform the action, it tells them what will happen when they perform the action. Accessibility hints should not…

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