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"In much of our documentation the sentence (or one similar) appears:
Select the ABC Menu function you want."
I have seen this in some of my legacy documentation as it was thought to be
a User Friendly terminology (at least that's why I think it was used). I have
replaced the word "want" or "desire" with "require". My reasoning is that they
may not really WANT to choose any function; but, a particular function is
required to complete the task they are performing using the program. Therefore:
Select the ABC Menu function you require.
Just my opinion!
Bernice Kieffer
Technical Writer/Course Developer
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