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Grouping Items On Menus

The allocation of tasks to menus has several purposes:

• Helps define user roles.
• Highlights when task initiation is to take place.
• Provides a checklist for the implementation of the design.
• Enables an interactive presentation of the system design to be made to the user.
• Provides a syntax free route for users who are not familiar with command languages.
• Provides a framework for documentation and for training.

Note: Even tasks that are not normally menu-driven may be grouped into a menu, for one or more of the above reasons.