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Subject:Re: The Use of Future Tense in Procedures From:"I started out with nothing. I still have most of it left." <sharona -at- INTRANET -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 6 Nov 1996 15:04:34 EST
Don,
I prefer the present tense ("Press the ___ key. The ______ window
appears on the screen.").
I don't know if future vs. present is a question of right or wrong.
I think it's just preference. As long as a writer/department is
consistent, I don't think it matters much. YMMV.
Sharona Nelson
Senior Technical Writer
sharona -at- intranet -dot- com
