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To introduce users to new features, products or functions.
The purpose is to guide or introduce the user to new features, products or functions. This pattern is still being discovered and open to feedback.
Onboarding is the process of familiarizing a user with products and/or systems that are new to the user.
This design pattern should be considered when introducing something new to the user. This something new can be be either a big introduction for a new customer or a small feature in a product page.
Don’t overdo it and use onboarding components only once. However, consider providing the information from the onboarding to the customer at a later stage.
If the task the user needs to complete is especially complicated, you may need to complement with “help components”, which could include the same information as in the onboarding.
We see the following types of components:
Coach marks are contextual tooltips that focus' on the benefits of a feature. They can appear automatically when users see a new feature.
Component: Coach marks
FX example
Internetbank private example
Slack example
Use the walk-through tour when you want to motivate the user to start using the system, or show best practices. Think of it as a wizard to give the users the best start.
Component: Walkthrough
Rocket bots example
Trello onboarding example
These are used when you want to guide the user AND give them some foundation to start with. It's an interactive guide where the user is using the product itself, so you give them more than an empty state.
lookback.io example
manage.ensighten.com example