Table 3 The form layout

 36. In instances where a form has many pages, is each page of the form labelled to show its relation to others? [13]

 37. Is pagination shown at the bottom for those forms with several pages? [14]

 38. Is there a link to each of the individual pages rather than just to the previous and next ones? [14]

 39. For longer forms with multiple content sections, is there a short and clickable list of the sections at the top of the page? [13]

 40. Are the buttons in the form e.g. the back button and the forward button mostly or always visible? [5]

 41. Have the buttons on the form been designed in different sizes and colours to emphasize importance? [30]

 42. Are users able to know where they are during navigation of the form? [28]

 43. Is the main navigation menu placed in the left panel of the tablet or phone UI? [31]

 44. Is the navigation regulated to ensure users do not have to navigate much? [14]

 45. Can users move forward and backward between text fields or dialog box options? [13]

 46. If the form has many pages, can users move backward and forward among all the pages in the set? [13]

 47. If the tool uses a question and answer interface, can users go back to previous questions or skip forward to later questions? [13]

 48. Are cancels/exits from pages or sections clearly marked? [14, 28]

 49. Is it possible for users to undo their navigation in case they are not where they want to be? [14, 28]

 50. Is there some level of personalization on the screen? [13, 28] e.g. on font sizes, viewing style

 51. Is it possible to customize the error message in cases where users fail to understand the questions egg changing the language

 52. Are users able to change the orientation of the form during data capture? [5, 14, 28, 32]

 53. Is navigation i.e. horizontal or vertical consistent across orientations? [14, 32]

 54. Is content consistent across orientations? [5, 14, 28, 32]

 55. Are menu choice lists presented vertically? [13]

 56. If “exit” is a menu choice, does it always appear at the bottom of the list? [13]

 57. Are menu titles either centred or left-justified? [13]

 58. Are inactive menu items greyed out or omitted? [13]

 59. Are prompts, cues, and messages placed where the eye is likely to be looking on the screen? [13]

 60. Do text areas have “breathing space” around them? [13]

 61. Are size, boldface, underlining, colour, shading, or typography used to show relative quantity or importance of different screen items? [13]

 62. Is there good colour and brightness contrast between image and background colours? [13]

 63. Is the respondent able to add, remove or update their responses in the form as and when the respondent feels the need to?

 64. Is the data the users enter into the form saved automatically such that they only have to save when necessary? [28]

 65. Is it possible to get a summary of all the data users have entered at any given time?

 66. Are there shortcuts in case one needs to back track?

 67. Are users able to interact with the form by swiping or pinching (zooming in and out) instead of only touching? [5]

 68. Is layout clearly designed avoiding visual noise? [14]

 69. Are meaningful sections of questions separated by white space? [13]

 70. Is it possible to see all the questions in one view without scrolling?

 71. Does the mobile tool’s UI keep the total number of touchable UI elements to less than 10 per view? [30]

 72. Is the number of submissions and clicks minimized during the process of entering data into the form? [14, 32]

 73. If users are working from hard copy, does the screen layout match the paper form? [13]

 74. Authorization and authentication.

 75. If the tool does not store any information that is sensitive are users kept logged in but with an option of logging out when necessary? [14, 32]

 76. When logging in must be done, is there an option that allows users to see the password clearly? [14, 32]

 77. Does the tool provide the user an alternate method of authentication?

 78. Does the tool help users to retrieve the login data in case they have forgotten? [33]