RE: Use of 'populate'

Subject: RE: Use of 'populate'
From: Michelle Vina-Baltsas <Michelle_Vina-Baltsas -at- datascope -dot- com>
To: "Dana Worley" <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 11:54:32 -0500

Thanks for this very human/non-techie answer. I've gotten so many "puffed
up" responses from the group I was wondering if anyone out there
would/could just give a simple answer. Maybe I'm oversimplifying this, but
sometimes it seems like there is so much made out of such simple issues.
To read "'Why not use filled in. Populate seems pretentious.'"" is
refreshing.

I'm certain that I'll be blasted for this email but for some reason,
today, I don't care.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone.

Thank you,
Michelle Vina-Baltsas
Senior Technical Writer
Datascope Corporation, Patient Monitoring
201.995.8350
michelle_vina-baltsas -at- datascope -dot- com





"Dana Worley" <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com>
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On Thursday, March 06, 2008, Al Geist wrote:

> Populate is usually an automated action. If, for example, the "Approval
> Date:" is automatically filled in when you click Modify,

Why not use "filled in". Populate seems pretentious.

2 cents :) Dana W.

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Dana Worley
Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group
Campbell Scientific, Inc.
Microsoft MVP, Windows Help


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