'log in to' or 'log into'?

McLauchlan, Kevin Kevin.McLauchlan at safenet-inc.com
Fri Mar 7 08:49:10 MST 2008


About using "log into" versus "log in to" (or even "login to") Claire
Conant wrote:
> Neither. When documenting software, I always follow Microsoft Manual
of
> Style. Here's what it says:
> 
> log on, log off, logon, logoff
> 
> Use log on or log on to (not log onto) to refer to creating a
> user session on a computer or a network. Use log off or log off from
to
> refer to ending a user
> session on a computer or a network. Use sign in and sign out to refer
to
> creating and ending
> a user session on the Internet.
> Do not use log in, login, log onto, log off of, logout, sign off, or
sign
> on
> unless these terms
> appear in the user interface.
> The verb form is two words, log on or log off. As a noun or adjective,
use
> one word, no
> hyphen: logon or logoff.

What about when the developers have already used "log in" or "login" in
the interface, or when you come to a product and docs that have existed
for some years and used "login" or "log into" etc?

Kevin












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