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Subject:Re: Click or Click on vs. Press From:"T.W. Smith" <techwordsmith -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:49:58 -0400
I use "impact" for keyboards and "leverage" for touch screens.
On 4/29/05, Jones, Donna <DJones -at- zebra -dot- com> wrote:
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> > I don't like it. What seems to be standard for
> > documentation? Click or press?
>
> I would use "click" for mouse actions, "touch" for a touch screen, and "press" for keys on a keyboard or buttons on a piece of equipment.
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