RE: Start menu question

["Stansbury, Stan" <SBS -at- dolby -dot- com>]

Extending Chris's answer, I'd urge you to use the term your audience is
most likely to be familiar with. Apple tends to use "in" rather than
"on".

The bottom line for me is that it doesn't matter that much which you
pick as long as you always that one. Random changes in word usage can
create uncertainty in the user's mind.

Stan


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> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 8:58 AM
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> Subject: Re: Start menu question
> 
> 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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