User triggered events

Like the real application, an Axure prototype can respond to user actions. The closer the prototype simulates the systems' response, the easier it is for stakeholders and participants in usability testing, to predict how the application is intended to work in production. We achieve a higher fidelity in the prototype by simulating the widget's behavior in response to user-initiated events such as click, rollover, drag, and so on. While the OnPageLoad event is triggered automatically when the page loads, widget interactions are triggered when the user acts.

Guided example: Sign-in

Earlier in the chapter, we had an opportunity to create a user-driven interaction, when we attached an OnClick event to each of the tabs on the Global ...

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