Re: Display, Displays, or Appears

["Amy P." <amydetroit -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Opens?

Amy P.
Detroit



On 6/5/08, Tim Lewis <ltc -dot- writer -at- comcast -dot- net> wrote:
>
> I am sure this has been discussed here before but I cannot find it in the
> archives. For software user guides, I prefer to not use the word, "appear"
> or "appears" when the user clicks a button or selects a menu choice and
> something shows up on the screen. Which sentence below is the standard
> convention for the results of user interface actions?
>
>
>
>
> 1. When you click XYZ on the Main Menu screen, a ABC dialog box is
> displayed.
>
> 2. When you click XYZ on the Main Menu screen, a ABC dialog box displays.
>
> 3. When you click XYZ on the Main Menu screen, a ABC dialog box appears.
>
>
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