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Peggy,
"Press F7 to exit the file" seems pretty concise and accurate to me.
It's a nice and simple instruction which leaves no room for
misunderstanding.
Best Regards
Paul C.
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From: TECHWR-L
To: Multiple recipients of list TECHWR-L
Subject: HELP: simple procedural sentence
Date: Thursday, August 31, 1995 3:35PM
Gotta hit techwr-l one more time before I temporarily unsub
while relocating:
How do you all write a simple procedural sentence like this:
Press F7 to exit the file.
To exit the file, press F7.
Is there a rule or guideline for such straightforward
instruction? You may reply directly to me:
peggy -dot- thompson -at- ccmail -dot- osti -dot- gov
Time is of the essence--thanks!!!
