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Re: Procedural syntax: "Click to expand" vs. "Expand by clicking"

Subject: Re: Procedural syntax: "Click to expand" vs. "Expand by clicking"
From: "Fred Ridder" <docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: margulisd -at- comcast -dot- net, yves -dot- barbion -at- gmail -dot- com
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:23:53 -0500

Well, according to Yves's subject line, the context here is a procedure.
There shouldn't be any issue of not "caring" to expand the folder.
We're talking about following instructions here, folks.

But I also prefer option [B] because it focuses on the purpose or
result of the step rather than the mechanism for accomplishing it,
which may be very familiar to your users.

My opinions only; I don't speak for Intel.
Fred Ridder
Intel
Parsippany, NJ


From: Dick Margulis <margulisd -at- comcast -dot- net>
To: Yves Barbion <yves -dot- barbion -at- gmail -dot- com>
CC: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Subject: Re: Procedural syntax: "Click to expand" vs. "Expand by clicking"
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:44:42 -0500

Yves Barbion wrote:
Hello techwhirlers,

just wondering, which do you prefer (and why):

[A] Click the plus sign to expand the folder.

OR

[B] Expand the folder by clicking the plus sign.



I vote for B. If I don't care to expand the folder, I'll stop reading after three words. In A I have to read eight words to discover whether this is information that applies to me.


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