Storyboard / Prototype tool

[MarillionFan]

Does anyone have any suggestions for a quick easy prototyping tool? I'm having to put together screen designs for a major product release and I'm presently using Powerpoint but it's taking an absolute age. I need to have tabs available, checkboxes, dropdowns etc , something really easy & fast to use. Ideally even the ability to toggle some things on and off (ie. make fields visible/invisible) based on a checkbox. Even navigate between forms?

Any good suggestions?

[Coalman]

Try Balsamiq.

Looks good but not sure how interactive it is.

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[MarillionFan]

Try Balsamiq.

Looks good but not sure how interactive it is.

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Thanks. Looks quite amaterish. Need something that will actually look like the finished article.

[tranceporter]

Mockingbird https://gomockingbird.com/
Or see this for more options:

Top Tools for Mockups and Wireframes

It might also be handy to develop a wix website from wix.com or one if those free html5 template websites and customise them for your purposes. They will also look more realistic.

[jmo21]

Thanks. Looks quite amaterish. Need something that will actually look like the finished article.

+1 for Balsamiq.

I like the style, it's supposed to reinforce "this is just a design" than a more polished image

[SueEllen]

++1 for gomockingbird

The entire point of prototyping tools or prototypes is that they DON'T look like the finished article.

If you give users the finished looking article they will ask for what you have produced THEN ask for it to be tweaked once you have finished it.

If you give users a prototype which is clearly NOT the finished article they will ask you for tweaks BEFORE you have finished it.

[tranceporter]

++1 for gomockingbird

The entire point of prototyping tools or prototypes is that they DON'T look like the finished article.

If you give users the finished looking article they will ask for what you have produced THEN ask for it to be tweaked once you have finished it.

If you give users a prototype which is clearly NOT the finished article they will ask you for tweaks BEFORE you have finished it.

+1. Gotta agree with that. I suggested WIX website only because OP seemingly wanted to create something that looked close to a finished product. But yes, wireframes are like pencil sketches, simply to illustrate the layout and basic user experience/interface.

[MarillionFan]

+1. Gotta agree with that. I suggested WIX website only because OP seemingly wanted to create something that looked close to a finished product. But yes, wireframes are like pencil sketches, simply to illustrate the layout and basic user experience/interface.

I've got a bunch of stupid users who can't seem to get their heads around simple mockups and so I need something to look, feel and act like the finish article. The only issue is, it's actually quicker to mock the thing up in the SAAS platform I'm using then use a tool.

[doodab]

I've got a bunch of stupid users who can't seem to get their heads around simple mockups and so I need something to look, feel and act like the finish article.

Sounds like that's exactly what you don't need. Either that or you build the finished article and then build it again once they figure out what they want.

[wobbegong]

At the risk of duplicating my post on the Excel thread; use MS-Access.

It's quick and easy to make mock up forms with all the controls you'd normally use, you can even build some basic navigation into it with out the need for actual data behind the forms. I've often used if for aesthetics and 'usability' checks.