Slides' progressive onboarding

Progressive Disclosure is about gently revealing complexity over time. Here, Google Slides teaches the shortcut only when users are ready, so users aren't overwhelmed by too much info upfront.

Reactive Onboarding means teaching users in response to their actions. Slides waits until you hold a key, then shows the shortcut, so the tip feels timely and relevant.

Cognitive Load is the mental effort needed to complete a task. By surfacing shortcuts only when needed, Slides reduces the number of things users must remember at once.

Hubspot uses a similar pattern, showing template tips only after users copy-paste a lot. Both tools wait for the right moment so users get help when it matters most.

Slack also uses contextual tooltips to retrain users on shortcuts. Both Slack and Slides onboard users reactively, so learning feels natural and less disruptive.