Re: Start menu question

Subject: Re: Start menu question
From: Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: Techwr-l <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 08:58:15 -0700 (PDT)

I use "on the Start Menu," per the Microsoft Manual of
Style for Technical Publications, page 13. I don't
claim universality to this, but for Microsoft
products, it makes sense to use their terminology
(whatever you wiser minds out there may think of it
;).


--- "Cardimon, Craig" <ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com> wrote:

> When we mention an application will create an entry
> or shortcut, do we
> say ON, OFF, IN, WITHIN, or UNDER the Start menu?
> I'm stymied.
>
>
>
> Craig
>
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