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Subject:RE: "Appears" vs. "will appear" From:"Roberts, Dan x36117" <Dan -dot- Roberts -at- broadridge -dot- com> To:"'Keith Hansen'" <KRH -at- weiland-wfg -dot- com>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Thu, 3 May 2007 12:24:37 -0400
I dunno if there ever will be a really good solution for this question, but
here are some options:
Click ABC. The XYZ dialog box opens.
Click ABC to open (or display) the XYZ dialog box.
Click ABC.
Use the XYZ dialog box to to whatever.
(MS Help style)
Click ABC.
Do whatever....
Dan Roberts
Dan -dot- Roberts -at- broadridge -dot- com (new!)
212 973-6117, or x36117
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From: Keith Hansen [mailto:KRH -at- weiland-wfg -dot- com]
I want to canvass your opinions here. Which do you prefer:
No. 1: "Click the ABC button. The XYZ dialog box appears."
No. 2: "Click the ABC button. The XYZ dialog box will appear."
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