RE: What to call access keys

Subject: RE: What to call access keys
From: "Sean Brierley" <sbri -at- haestad -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 15:08:42 -0400


Call them access keys and include a definition in your glossary or
pop-up.

Sean

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Sean Brierley
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Haestad Methods
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-----Original Message-----
From: Kubrin, Andy [mailto:AKubrin -at- FEICO -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 3:05 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: What to call access keys



Hi everyone,

I have to say something about new access keys in my release notes. I'm
talking about those Alt + _keystroke_ combinations that open a pulldown
menu--for example, Alt + F for the File menu.

I have a 1995 MS Manual of Style on hand that prescribes the terms
"access
keys" for developers and "underlined letters" for end users. The end
user
term strikes me as indirect. Does anyone know of a better alternative?

Many thanks.


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