RE: Nitpicky little style question

[Beth Agnew <Beth -dot- Agnew -at- senecac -dot- on -dot- ca>]

Well, I'm a little tired of the World According to Microsoft. The level of
computer literacy is rising all the time, and users are intelligent enough
to learn the proper technical terms for things. Microsoft seems to want to
dictate how we will use our computers. Here's a renegade thought: Why not
figure out a style that works for your user base, whether it conforms to
Microsoft or not?

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Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 7:22 AM
To: Al Geist; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: RE: Nitpicky little style question


Also according to Microsoft, in user documents, avoid the technical
names of interface elements and just use "select" or "click" whatever.
Focus on the task and the names of the parameters or settings being
selected, not the interface elements.

In developer documentation, use the proper technical terms for your
development environment.

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