active vs. passive voice

[Nina Rogers]

Then you have the issue of pronouns with potentially unclear
antecedents.

Oh, dear ...

On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 11:24:24AM -0400, Suzette Leeming wrote:


What about "This {displays/opens/brings up} the XYZ {window/dialog
box}",
where "this" is the action described in the previous (or same)
instruction.

Eg:

1. Click on the New Entry button. This opens the New Entry window
(dialog,
   etc).

2. ...

Any objections to that?

Joyce
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