7. Disadvantages of a menu interface

- A poorly designed menu interface may be slow to use

- It can be irritating if there are too many menu screens to work through - users get annoyed or bored if it takes too long.

- You often can't go to the exact place you want right at the start. You have to work your way through the menu screens even if you know where you want to get to.

- The menu can take up a large part of the screen so you have to keep flicking back and forwards between applications

- If the menu is poorly designed it might be hard to read e.g. writing is too small for people with poor sight, colours might clash and be difficult to read, font style might be hard to read.