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Subject:Re: style query From:Joan Michaeli <joan -at- RTS -dot- CO -dot- IL> Date:Thu, 27 Feb 1997 17:37:53 +0200
I also like to "stay with the metaphor" and it's true you do press buttons.
But the trouble is, the button usually has text on it. Then I prefer to say
"Click OK," and not "Press OK."
Also, I reserve "Press" for keys such as Enter, Ctrl, Tab, etc. (so that I
can use "Type" when I'm telling someone to type in a character).
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