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Subject:Some Help With Re-phrasing From:"Holder, LuAnne" <lholder -at- SOTA -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 22 Oct 1998 06:38:02 -0700
You wrote:
I'm having a problem with correct wording. I'm trying to convert
a passive-voice document to active voice. Here's the phrase I'm
having trouble with:
While the Summary window is displayed, you can double-click
any entry shown in the Summary window. This action causes
the system to display a new Job View window for this job.
How about:
In the Summary window, double-click an entry to display a new Job View
window.
