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Subject:Re: Question: When to use Select or Choose? From:Robin Allen <rmallen -at- TEXAS -dot- NET> Date:Tue, 13 Oct 1998 13:17:36 -0500
I think that every deals with this issue at some point. When I decided, I referred to
the MS Manual of Style and my own preference. As always, the key is to be consistent.
I use the following:
"Choose" for menu items -- Choose File | Exit from the menu bar.
"Select" for items from a list, radio button options, and check boxes -- Select the
Enable check box.
"Click" for buttons -- Click New.
Good luck.
Robin Allen
Twenty-Six Letters, Inc.
210-696-8721 voice
210-696-8724 fax
