How to use buttons

• buttons should be used to help users carry out a task, like booking a visit to the tip or reporting a missed bin collection
• they should take the user to a form or other application

When not to use buttons

• buttons shouldn’t be used to replace links within the body of a page
• buttons should be used to help users to do something
• descriptive links should help them to go somewhere

How to use buttons

• buttons should be placed towards the top of a web page, underneath the page introduction 
• the button text should clearly tell the user what the action is, and be written as a short sentence using a verb at the beginning
• keep it to one button per page