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Subject:Re: Word to describe an empty check box From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:"techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:15:10 -0800
That's the same in MMS4, but it discusses only verbs, not which
adjectives to use to describe a check box's current state, except for
"shaded" to indicate a mixture of settings when more than one object
is affected by the check box.
On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Hannah Drake <hannah -at- formulatrix -dot- com> wrote:
> Source: page 8, Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications Third
> Edition eBook
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