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Subject:Re: Which is more acceptable From:Lin Sims <ljsims -dot- ml -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"Bruce Megan (ST-CO/ENG2.2)" <Megan -dot- Bruce -at- us -dot- bosch -dot- com> Date:Fri, 3 Apr 2009 15:11:07 -0400
The Microsoft Manual of Style, Second Edition, states you Select and
Clear check boxes.
I like it because I think using very different words helps keep things
clear for the reader. No chance of mistaking one action for the other!
On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Bruce Megan (ST-CO/ENG2.2)
<Megan -dot- Bruce -at- us -dot- bosch -dot- com> wrote:
> I am wondering which is more acceptable?
> Unselect or Clear in reference to a check box.
> Anyone?
>
> Megan Bruce
> Documentation Specialist - ST-CO/ENG2.2
> Bosch Security Systems, Inc.
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