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 +====== Empty States ======
  
 +Empty states are the messages that appear when there is no data yet, or when a filtered search returned no results.
 +
 +A progress loader is //not// an empty state. An empty state appears when the page has loaded all of its data and there is still nothing to show the user.
 +
 +Examples: 
 +  * You have not added any documents to this folder yet. [[ui_ig:style_guide:start|Upload]]
 +  * There are no open POs at this location. [[ui_ig:style_guide:start|Remove filter conditions]]
 +
 +A good empty state should answer these questions:
 +  - What is supposed to be here?
 +  - Why is it not here?
 +  - How do I get it?
 +
 +Ideally, the interface should distinguish between initial states (nothing added yet) and zero results (there is data, but your conditions were too narrow).
 +
 +===== Empty States in Evergreen =====
 +
 +Empty states appear in:
 +  * Grids
 +  * Reports folders
 +  * Baskets and lists
 +
 +[[https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bugs?field.tag=ux-empty-states|bugs tagged with ux-empty-states]]
 +
 +===== Further Reading =====
 +
 +  * [[https://thestyleofelements.org/dont-waste-that-space-313e481086da|Don’t waste that space: A beginner’s guide to writing empty states]]
 +  * [[https://www.toptal.com/designers/ux/empty-state-ux-design|Empty States: The Most Overlooked Aspect of UX]]
 +  * [[https://uxdesign.cc/7-types-of-empty-states-and-how-to-use-them-717006dfaa8a|7 types of empty states and how to use them]]

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