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Michelle wondered, "how would you suggest the radio button "Open a
previously saved report" be seen?"
Dear Michelle,
I, too, follow the MS Manual, so I second the response that you bold it (see
page 76). Even though the name is long, the bold isn't "too much."
Because you are using the same capitalization as the option button--highly
recommended, because it confuses the user less--you need to discern where
the name starts and stops. You could use a different font or quotation
marks, but why deviate from a standard that people are familiar with and
works fine?
Cheers,
Karen
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