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Subject:Need Help with Wording! From:"Susan W. Gallagher" <sgallagher -at- STARBASECORP -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 3 Apr 1995 14:05:53 -0700
Hey gang...
I've got a problem with an instruction! The construction
works well for other areas of the program (restore a file, etc.)
but for *this* particular area (changing the number of versions
to keep) it's really a mouthfull. See what'cha think...
1. At the Boris main window, select Vault>Change Number
of Versions to Keep... from the menu.
2. If you have more than one file vault defined, the menu
cascades to display the file vault names. Select the
^^^^^^^^^^
vault in which the file for which you want to change
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
the number of versions resides.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I can't see how to change the sentence to make it a bit less
intimidating without making it either grammatically less
correct, more vague, or wordier (or -- heaven forbid -- all three!).
Gotta put this book to bed by the end of the week, so lemmeNo!!!
Thanks!
Sue Gallagher
StarBase Corp, Irvine CA
sgallagher -at- starbasecorp -dot- com
