Pointers for Testing
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- Content
- Typo, spelling, grammar errors
- Alignment with other elements/similar content
- Font size and color
- Readability
- Images
- Clarity of image (not pixelated)
- Alignment with other elements/similar content
- Alt image text
- Buttons/Links
- Typo, spelling, grammar errors
- Alignment with other elements/similar content
- Font size and color
- Readability
- Redirection to correct url/follows expected action
- Mouse hover activity (change color, underline, etc.)
- Easy to tap (tablet/mobile device)
- Tooltip/Alt text
- Forms
- Typo, spelling, grammar errors of form labels and placeholder text
- Alignment with other elements/similar content
- Font size and color
- Readability
- Error messages
- Should be the same in all browsers for uniformity.
- Should appear whenever a wrong activity is conducted.
- Validation
- All fields blank - error message
- One or more required fields blank - error message
- Special characters - if the field should not accept special characters, it should trigger an error message.
- Number - if the field should not accept numbers, it should trigger an error message
- Contact number field should not allow special characters and text except for -, . and +
- Combination of special characters, numbers, and text - if the field should not accept special characters and numbers, it should trigger an error message.
- Email - if the data input does not follow the email format (email@domain.com), it should trigger an error message
- Login
- Validation
- All fields blank - error message
- One or more required fields blank - error message
- Special characters - if the field should not accept special characters, it should trigger an error message.
- Unregistered username - error message
- Incorrect password - error message
- Incorrect email address - error message
- Incorrect email format - error message
- Emails
- Wrong email format - error message
- Unregistered email - error message