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Subject:Terminology for Select Exit From:"Marlene J. Geary" <marlene -at- NECA -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 27 Feb 1997 23:49:01 -0500
>What is the correct terminology for describing a menu selection?
>
>Is it:
> Select Exit FROM the menu
> Select Exit ON the menu
> Select Exit IN the menu
How do you distract 2500 technical writers? ...Give them a resume.
But seriously.
We'd use "Select Exit FROM the menu" ... "Select the Exit command from Job
Processing Menu Bar" etc.
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