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'Use "log on to" to refer to connection to a network .....:
"Do not use "log in", "login", "log onto" ..... or "sign on".
"Use "logon" only as an adjective, as in "logon password", not as a noun."
So in your case, I think you would refer to the "Logon screen/window".
Hope this helps.
Suzette Seveny
Markham, Ontario, Canada
sseveny -at- petvalu -dot- com or suzette -at- yesic -dot- com
Parker, Cassandra M. wrote:
> Dear List-ers
>
> I checked the archive but couldn't find this one. I was sure I saw the
> thread at one time or another.
>
> Hopefully, this will be a simple one or the other response. I
> definitely don't have time for a lengthy thread because I'm leaving to
> go out of state after today and must finalize this document before
> leaving.
>
> Which is grammatically correct:
>
> Logon OR Login
>
> This is in reference to a screen (i.e., When this program starts, the
> log?? screen appears)
>
> Thanks for your TW expertise.
>
> Cassandra
