Re: "Appears" vs. "will appear"

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

Between these two, I choose No. 1.  It uses fewer words.

However, if the very next step tells the user to do something
in the XYZ dialog box (and especially if it is accompanied by
a screen cap of the dialog box with a callout), the second 
sentence might not be needed at all

Gene Kim-Eng

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From: "Keith Hansen" <KRH -at- weiland-wfg -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:10 AM
Subject: "Appears" vs. "will appear"


>I want to canvass your opinions here. Which do you prefer:
> 
> No. 1: "Click the ABC button. The XYZ dialog box appears."
> No. 2: "Click the ABC button. The XYZ dialog box will appear."


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