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==Advantages==

The advantages of an adaptive user interface are found within its ability to conform to a users needs. The properties of an AUI allow to show only relevant information based on the current user. This creates less confusion for less experienced users and provides ease of access throughout a system.

Time consuming process.

==Disadvantages==

Time consuming process.

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The AUI must be designed with varying levels of implementation in mind, and be coupled with a way to measure any particular users needs.

==Types of Adaptive User Interfaces==

An adaptive user interface can be implemented in various ways. These implementations can differ between the amount of information available to certain users, or how users utilize the application.

===Adaptive Presentation===

The goal behind adaptive presentation is to display certain information based on the current user. This may mean that users with only basic knowledge of a system will only be shown minimal information. Conversely, a user with advanced knowledge will have access to more detailed information and capabilities.

A way that the AUI can achieve this differentiation could be to hide information to be presented based on the user's experience level. Another possibility is to control the amount of links to relevant sources on the page<ref>http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-uihealth/</ref>.

===Adaptive Navigation===

Adaptive Navigation intends to guide a user to their specific goal within the system by altering the way the system is navigated based on certain factors of the user. These factors can include the users expertise level with the system/subject, the current goal within the system, and other relevant factors.

Examples of adaptive navigation can be achieved in many ways, similar to adaptive presentation. These can included examples such as providing links to help achieve a users specific goal, giving reference on a page to where a user is, or altering the resources available to the user.

==See also==