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Fluent 2 Design System: Onboarding
Documents onboarding goals such as welcome, orient, notify, explain, and take action, with guidance for optional exit, benefit-focused content, contextual teaching, empty states, wizards, and setup flows.
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| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onboarding | Choose onboarding when users need a first-run or new-feature path to understand value, configure essentials, or complete the first meaningful action. | The flow states its user benefit before asking for setup information. | Fluent provides onboarding goals and surface choices for welcome, orient, notify, explain, and take action scenarios. |
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- Onboarding vs empty state vs wizard vs progressive disclosure
Fluent identifies onboarding goals such as welcome, orient, notify, explain, and take action.
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Publisher: Microsoft Fluent. Last checked: .