How to indicate to user that a command affects a subset of a multiple selection?
- by Zamboni
Here is an example that illustrates my question.
I have a program that lists 1000 items.
I select 10 of 1000 items.
The program enables a button indicating that a command is available for my selection.
I click the button, and a window appears.
I make some change in the window and click OK.
The command changes 5 of the 10 items in my multiple selection, and those 5 changed items now reflect a modified state in my list.
My question is:
How do I indicate to user that the command affects a subset of a multiple selection before clicking OK?
Can anyone cite examples of existing products that handle this scenario well?