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

Subject: Re: Procedural syntax: "Click to expand" vs. "Expand by clicking"
From: Peter Neilson <neilson -at- alltel -dot- net>
To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:51:50 -0500

In general, style [B] is appropriate for tutorial or how-to, but style [A] might properly appear in a reference guide, in a list or table of the effects of various operations.

For a particular audience or purpose, you might do a study and find out which one your users prefer, if you think it's all that important. Then take the results cum grano salis.

Yves Barbion 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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