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> Option B, revised to active voice:
>
> [B] To expand the folder, click the plus sign.
>
>
> -Carla
> cmartinek -at- zebra -dot- com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: techwr-l-bounces+cmartinek=zebra -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+cmartinek=zebra -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
> Behalf Of Dick Margulis
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 7:45 AM
> To: Yves Barbion
> Cc: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Re: Procedural syntax: "Click to expand" vs. "Expand by
> clicking"
>
> 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.
> >
>
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