: Is there a better icon for Save All than multiple floppy disks? Visual Studio 2013 uses the 'Save to multiple floppy disks' icon from long ago to represent 'Save All' I am working on an application

@Cooney243

Sometimes there is no substitute for words.

When you have an action with potential confusion words are hard to beat.

Icons exist for this purpose, as you mentioned. It's typically some multiple representation of the app's save icon. I think it usually falls short of the user's needs for clarity.

Ask yourself this: Will your audience stick around for the learning curve? If they're regular users, they may prefer a key sequence anyway. For the rest, words avoid confusion.

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@Turnbaugh909

The answer is yes, but... it depends on the experience of your users and anticipated users, the nature of the platform you're aiming at and the space and technologies you have to portray that icon."

And, further, this is an EVER evolving thing. So at no point in time is the answer going to be the same.

To all programmers having anything to do with this... the evolvement of the "zeitgeist of NOW" is something that's at the forefront of design. [all puns intended] If programmers cannot accept this inherent evolvement, the intuitive talents (magic) that make designing for the future an art form and the very nature of design and those attracted to it, then they should back off and leave the designers to chat amongst themselves.

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