Layout & accessibility

Knowledge article: Can the main task be completed on a phone?

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The direct answer

A responsive layout should preserve the information needed for the decision, not merely shrink the desktop design. Reading, comparison and the next action still need clear context. For this knowledge article, the practical test is whether the article answers its question before asking the reader to contact anyone.

Can the main task be completed on a phone?

Start with a reader opening an article from a shared link. The mobile task check concerns the answer, supporting evidence and next useful question. Generic conclusions and repeated sales language can obscure useful advice. Anonymized examples should explain the lesson without inventing a separate client case.

General education should remain readable without a forced showroom choice. Local advice and expert inquiries can request the branch when needed.

Check it on this page

Open the guide through a shared deep link, read the answer without choosing a location, and follow its relevant next action.

  • Complete the page’s main reading or comparison task at a narrow width.
  • Check long text, tables, controls and meaningful image crops.
  • Repeat with optional web fonts unavailable; inspect text overflow rather than hiding it.

Fallback fonts exposed a narrow-screen problem

In Benchmark’s own release checks, blocking web fonts at a narrow width exposed text wrapping that needed correction on policy pages. The final tests covered the fallback state as well as the normal font state.

For this knowledge article, the check focuses on the answer, supporting evidence and next useful question. A layout approval should include missing optional resources, especially where long headings or words can exceed a narrow content column.

Repair the source, then check the published result

Repair the specific constraints and repeat the full task. Treat a narrow screenshot as one visual check, not proof of every device, network condition or delivery route.

Record the mobile task result for this destination, then repeat the customer route until the article answers its question before asking the reader to contact anyone. If the repair changed a shared component, compare another destination with different approved facts to detect unintended copying.

Explore a relevant example

The linked Benchmark page helps you inspect the answer, supporting evidence and next useful question. It is a current example to explore, not evidence that every business has the same problem.

Further reading

Platform guidance can change. Consult the current official documentation before making platform-specific changes.

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