Re:Refernce to menu options??

[CHRISTINE ANAMEIER <CANAMEIE -at- email -dot- usps -dot- gov>]

Swati Jain asked:

> Scenario: The application for which i have to document has
> the main menu option File and sub menu option Save
>
> What do i say?
> 1. Click on File > Save menu option to save the details.

<snip>

There are a lot of ways to approach this, and the most important thing is to be
consistent within your documents. But I would go with a simple, concise wording:

>From the File menu, select Save.

That's my standard wording. For users who are relatively advanced, I might
shorten it further: Select File, Save.  [File and Save in bold]

"To save the details" will probably be clear in context. (There's something
redundant about saying, in essence, "to save, select Save.")

HTH,
Christine

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