Re: Procedural syntax: "Click to expand" vs. "Expand by clicking"

[Peter Sturgeon <prsturgeon -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

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Peter Sturgeon

--- Yves Barbion <yves -dot- barbion -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> Hello techwhirlers,
> 
> just wondering, which do you prefer (and why):
> 
> [A] Click the plus sign to expand the folder.
> 
> OR
> 
> [B] Expand the folder by clicking the plus sign.
> 
> Any references to style guides, maybe? I checked the Microsoft Style 
> Guide for Technical Pubs (Procedural syntax) but did not really find
> an 
> answer there.
> 
> 
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