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Subject:Re: The Use of Future Tense in Procedures -Reply From:Sheila Reitz <sreitz -at- CAMAX -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 6 Nov 1996 16:23:52 -0600
I use a pharse like Press the ___ key to display the ____ window. It is shorter and clear without
worrying about tense. It also eliminates the question of whether to separate the step from the
response.
