Forgiving input format

The user needs to enter some data into a field and doesn’t want to worry about how the data is formatted.

Problem

The user needs to enter some data into a field and doesn’t want to worry about how the data is formatted.

Solution

It is possible that the user doesn’t exactly know how format the data. By accepting multiple formats and variations in the input fields, interpretation is left to the system rather than the user who is not forced to think about it in the “correct” way.

Use this to reduce the anxiety the user might have of entering information in an unsupported format and increase form completion

Use real-time search for suggesting the correctly formatted value. It is easy for the user to pick the correct value from a short list of options.

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A. L. Mangham Jr. Regional Airport
Nacogdoches, Texas, United States, OCH
A.P. Hill Army Airfield
Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, United States, APH
Aalborg Airport
Aalborg, Denmark, AAL
Aappilattoq (Qaasuitsup) Heliport
Aappilattoq, Greenland, AAP
Aarhus Airport
Aarhus, Denmark, AAR
Aasiaat Airport
Aasiaat, Greenland, JEG
Aba Segud Airport
Jimma, Ethiopia, JIM
Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, DIR
Abadan Airport
Abadan, Iran, ABD
Abaiang Atoll Airport
Abaiang, Kiribati, ABF
Abakan Airport
Abakan, Khakassia, Russia, ABA
Abau Airport
Abau, Papua New Guinea, ABW
Abbaye Airport
Boghe (Bogué), Mauritania, BGH
Abbeville Aerodrome
Abbeville, France, XAB
Abbotsford Airport
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, YXX
Abbottabad Airport
Abbottabad, Pakistan, AAW
Abbse Airport
Abbse, Yemen, EAB
Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport
Malang, East Java, Indonesia, MLG
Abel Santa María Airport
Santa Clara, Cuba, Cuba, SNU
Abemama Atoll Airport
Abemama Atoll, Kiribati, AEA
Aberdeen Airport
Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, ABZ
Aberdeen Regional Airport
Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States, ABR
Abernathy Field
Pulaski, Tennessee, United States, GZS
Abha Regional Airport
Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia, AHB
Abilene Regional Airport
Abilene, Texas, United States, ABI
Abingdon Airport
Abingdon, Queensland, Australia, ABG
Aboisso Airport
Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire, ABO
Abou-Deia Airport
Abou-Deia, Chad, AOD
Abraham González International Airport
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, CJS
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
Springfield, Illinois, United States, SPI
Abreojos Airport
Abreojos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, AJS
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, AUH
Abu Rudeis Airport
Abu Rudeis, Egypt, AUE
Abu Simbel Airport
Abu Simbel, Egypt, ABS
Abéché Airport
Abéché, Chad, AEH
Acadiana Regional Airport
New Iberia, Louisiana, United States, ARA
Acaricuara Airport
Acaricuara, Colombia, ARF
Accomack County Airport
Melfa, Virginia, United States, MFV
Achinsk Airport
Achinsk, Krasnoyarski, Russia, ACS
Achmad Yani International Airport
Semarang, Indonesia, SRG
Achutupo Airport
Achutupo, Panama, ACU
Ad-Dabbah Airport
Ad-Dabbah, Sudan, AAD
Ada Municipal Airport (FAA: ADH)
Ada, Oklahoma, United States, ADT
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Problem

The user needs to enter some data into a field and doesn’t want to worry about how the data is formatted.

Solution

It is possible that the user doesn’t exactly know how format the data. By accepting multiple formats and variations in the input fields, interpretation is left to the system rather than the user who is not forced to think about it in the “correct” way.

Use this to reduce the anxiety the user might have of entering information in an unsupported format and increase form completion

Use real-time search for suggesting the correctly formatted value. It is easy for the user to pick the correct value from a short list of options.

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