Re: Refernce to menu options??

Subject: Re: Refernce to menu options??
From: "Douglas S. Bailey (AL)" <dbailey -at- commandalkon -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 11:19:11 -0600


> >What do i say?
> >1. Click on File > Save menu option to save the details.
> >2. Select File > Save menu option to save the details.
> >3. Select File and then click on Save menu option to save the specified
> >details.
> >
>
> First of all, just as a point of information, we reserve "click"
> for buttons, "select" for lists, and "choose" for menu options.

What about users who don't use the mouse? It's hard to *click* a button
when you're *tabbing* your way through a screen. I think it boils down to a
style issue, but maybe that's just me.

We use #2 above, FWIW.



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