To expand... or "Click to expand" / not "Expand by clicking"

Subject: To expand... or "Click to expand" / not "Expand by clicking"
From: Sankara R <ss_rajanala -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: Peter Sturgeon <prsturgeon -at- yahoo -dot- com>, "Martinek, Carla" <CMartinek -at- zebra -dot- com>, TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:05:31 -0800 (PST)


Some confusion re. active voice but the idea here
is, if the choice is with the user whether to
expand or not, option B (but not Expand by
clicking - which implies the user has no choice)

> > Option B, revised to active voice:
> >
> > [B] To expand the folder, click the plus
> sign.

Butif the procedure requires expanding (and then
doing something else) and the user has no choice,
then...

- Click the plus sign.
- Right-click another folder.
- blah

Thanks and regards,
Sankara S Rajanala
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References:
RE: Procedural syntax: "Click to expand" vs. "Expand by clicking": From: Peter Sturgeon

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