Re: Terminology - dialogs with tabs

Subject: Re: Terminology - dialogs with tabs
From: John David Hickey <jdavid -at- FARABI -dot- COM>
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 1998 10:48:08 -0500

Greetings!

> >I am writing online help for software which has dialog boxes
> with tabs (as does the Options dialog in Word).

I would say "Click the _____ tab." , "The _____ tab is now active".

I could also go with "Select", but not the "is now selected". Passive voice:
icky.
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Dave
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