Guide for Testing Program Beta Versions

19 October 1998
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The purpose of this document is to present you (as a Beta tester) with general guidelines for testing the Beta version of a Windows program. It is meant to provide guidelines for a variety of different styles of programs. Please ignore the sections that don't apply to the program you are currently testing.

This document is divided into several sections. Each section concentrates on a different portion of the program - not a physical portion, but a category of interface or operation.

It might be useful to make a printed copy of this document, so you can refer to it as you are evaluating the program.

1. Installation and Uninstall
2. General Program Considerations
3. Program Functionality
4. Dialogs
5. Child Windows
6. Standard Buttons
7. Edit Fields
8. Toolbars
9. Pull Downs and List Boxes
10. Text Areas
11. Data Grids
12. Menus
13. Checkboxes and Radio Buttons
14. General Labeling
15. Notebooks and Tabs
16. Tip of the Day Dialog

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