Tell me more ×  This question involves a data entry form in a
web application. The form will be used in a desktop environment
only; there's no need to account for mobile. A single user of
this web app could be filling out this form hundreds of times a
day.  While the form content is dynamic, the list of questions
will always be in the range of about 20 or so. I say
"questions", but more precisely the "question" test would just
be a brief data caption that is just a couple of words long.
Under these circumstances, the form is going to be just a bit
longer than the browser window, thus activating the browser's
scrollbar.  My question is: what would be the best place to put
any action buttons, primarily the "Save" button, and what
research has been done on the subject?  A few implementation
possibilities:  Option 1: Include the action buttons in the top
navigation or secondary top navigation, and have this top
navigation be in a fixed position. An example of this is the
structure we see in Gmail. (Although Gmail