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I use ==> Click *XYZ* on the Main Menu screen to display the ABC dialog box.
My current gig insists on using "screen," but preferably it's ==> Click *XYZ
* in the Main Menu window to display the ABC dialog box.
You may want to refer to Chapter 1 of the *Microsoft Style Guide for
Technical Writing*, PDF copies of which may be found online using your
favorite search tool.
> Jagdriver
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 8:26 AM, 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?
>
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> 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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>
>
> Tim Lewis
>
> Lewis Technical Communications, Inc.
>
> Rockford, IL 61109-6116
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