Many software products offer a set of toolbars or palettes that
are specific to the application. I
suggest starting your demos with these hidden, when possible, to reduce the apparent
complexity of the offering.
I recently saw a demo where the presenter started with a “clean
page” surrounded by no fewer than 5 icon-rich toolbars – looked pretty
complicated to me…! Interestingly, he
only used 2 of the 5 toolbars during the course of the demo. The 3 extra toolbars reduced the available
screen real-estate and added to the perception of making the product look too
complicated.
If possible, start with your application toolbars and
palettes off and then bring them in as needed (and only as needed…!).
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