Help and tips
Help text is necessary to provide context and explain in certain cases. The easiest way to provide help text is just a super simple short line of text right next to the input field where it applies. When you’re asking for the user’s email, displaying a simple note such as “We don’t spam” provides reassurance. For password entry field, provide help text around formatting. In certain other cases, you might need to display help text around why particular information is required from the user and what will be done with it.
Consider tab order
Ensure that users who may be ‘keyboard comfortable’ when completing forms, particularly those who may need to use them for admin purposes, can logically tab through form elements.
Actions in progress
Where forms need to send a request to the server that could take some time, assist the user by presenting a visual clue that the submission is being processed behind the scenes, for example, please wait…