RE: What to call access keys

Subject: RE: What to call access keys
From: "Dasgupta, Suranjana (Cognizant)" <DSuranja -at- cal -dot- cognizant -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 12:31:00 +0530


Hi,

You can call them shortcut keys.

Suranjana.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kubrin, Andy [mailto:AKubrin -at- FEICO -dot- com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 12:35 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: What to call access keys
>
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have to say something about new access keys in my release notes. I'm
> talking about those Alt + _keystroke_ combinations that open a pulldown
> menu--for example, Alt + F for the File menu.
>
> I have a 1995 MS Manual of Style on hand that prescribes the terms "access
> keys" for developers and "underlined letters" for end users. The end user
> term strikes me as indirect. Does anyone know of a better alternative?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Andy
>
> ---
> Andy Kubrin
> Senior Technical Writer
> FEI Company
> 503-640-7694
> akubrin -at- feico -dot- com
>


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