RE: I don't want to be a PANE, but...

["Marilyn Robbins" <MRobbins -at- ncen -dot- com>]

>I'm having trouble settling on a naming convention for the rectangular area
>in a window or dialog box where variable information is displayed, or where
>text can be entered. For example, this white area in Outlook where I'm
>entering my plea; or the vertical rectangular area in Explorer where the
>tree structure of file folders is displayed. 

My belief is that it can be called whatever you and your writers decide works best: Pane, field, region, etc.. The most important thing for the readers is that once you decide what to use, be consistent throughout your document.

I sometimes find it necessary to name (using call-outs) the areas of the screen or hardware that I will be discussing, at the front of the document, chapter, or procedure. Then I always refer to that area using the same name throughout the document.

Marilyn R.

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