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Subject:Re: "Programs" or "All Programs" ? From:Writers Book Mall <steve -at- writersbookmall -dot- com> To:"Cardimon, Craig" <ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com>, Techwr-l <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 17 May 2007 09:04:19 -0700 (PDT)
Is it necessary to explain this? It might be,
depending on what your doc is about, but maybe it's
possible to refer to (external) OS documentation
instead of including it in your doc?
> How should we describe where the shortcut to a
> program appears?
>
> "All Programs" could appear as "Programs" depending
> on the operating system, or if the "Classic Start
menu" Is being used.
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