Re: Which is more acceptable

Subject: Re: Which is more acceptable
From: Craig Haiss <craighaiss -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 03:22:05 -0700 (PDT)


It looks like Microsoft's Manual of Style recommends "select the check box" or "clear the check box."

You could also consider "mark the checkbox" and "unmark the checkbox."

Craig Haiss
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