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Subject:RE: Which usage: Click, Find, or even Go to From:"Will Sansbury" <wsansbury -at- alpha -dot- ipswitch -dot- com> To:"'Cardimon, Craig'" <ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com>, "'Techwr-l'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:50:05 -0400
We use "select" here, based on the suggestion in the Microsoft Manual of
Style (v3.0) to use "select" or "choose" when describing both mouse and
keyboard instructions.
Will Sansbury
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> I'm thinking about such things as "Click" / "Find" / "Go to,"
> as in Start > All Programs > Accessories > Communications >
> Remote Desktop Connection.
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> The usage seems to be changing.
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