clear actions

Subject: clear actions
From: Maria Townsley <maria -at- MSD -dot- MEASUREX -dot- COM>
Date: Mon, 9 May 1994 17:14:40 -0400

How about ...

Select option one to display the program manager window.

That way you don't have to worry about a passive sentence, explaining that
the window manager does the action, or clarifying the user's part in the
scenario.


-Maria

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