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Except that I would also put whatever "whatis" is in quotes, and capitalize it if it's capitalized in the GUI, etc. This is to point out that there is actually something called that, and that it is available to the user's eye. The quotes are so that I don't need to use either italics, which I avoid, or bolding, which I avoid like the plague.
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From: Jo Francis Byrd [mailto:jbyrd -at- byrdwrites -dot- com]
Subject: Re: Correct Usage
I am currently documenting a development tool with a CheckBox property. Spelled
just like that. I would not, however, write "Select the whatis CheckBox." in
user instructions, but rather, "Select the whatis check box."
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