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Subject:Re: Not selecting... From:Walter Hanig <wdh -at- NETMANAGE -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 11 Nov 1997 08:04:05 -0800
At 09:47 AM 11/11/97 -0500, Papa, Amy wrote:
>"Deselect" -- also makes me cringe. I have edited docs with "un-select"
>as well (imagine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
>
>I always use "click to clear the Bookmarks check box."
>
> Microsoft Manual of Style
> I use it daily. It is a great resource (if
>you can tolerate being told how to write by Microsoft) and is only $25
>from Microsoft Press.
fyi, I just got this from amazon.com. Delivered price was under US$23. Noteworthy to me was that the book includes a disk that has the style guide as a HLP file. So, you can keep the guide as an open window while you're editing
Walter
Walter Hanig
NetManage, Inc.
12651 High Bluff Drive
San Diego, CA 92130, USA