I have been puzzling over where to put the submit button, on the left or the right. In researching, I noticed that many sites put buttons on the bottom right in dialogue boxes, and on the bottom left in forms.
It makes sense: in a dialogue box it seems to denote finality, being in the endpoint of the window for left–right readers; in a form, the bottom right could be in a different position relative to the rest of the form if the window is resized.
It seems to be a convention, but should the OK/Cancel buttons be aligned right or centered?
Should the OK/Cancel buttons be aligned right or centered?
I don't want to be a design police, just a designer looking for guidance on this matter!
A good user interface should allow for a consistent experience for users. Placing the OK/Cancel buttons on the bottom right is a common convention in user interfaces because it provides a clear visual distinction between the two buttons and makes it easy for users to identify the primary action (OK) and the secondary (or cancel) action. Centering the buttons or placing them on the left could
There is no obvious right answer, but designers usually choose a convention: one to follow and one to break. In my case, it was important that neither one was more important than the other, which swayed me to choose to center the buttons, but keep alignment within one group consistent.
In my example, I choose to center the Cancel button in a single row with an X close button to the far right. However, when making a decision to left/center/right align the