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Subject:Re: Terminology - dialogs with tabs From:Corinne Kantor <corinne -at- KQ -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 8 Dec 1998 15:40:33 -0800
I always use:
"Select the ____ tab."
"The ____ tab is now selected."
>I am writing online help for software which has dialog boxes with tabs (as
>does the Options dialog in Word). I am having trouble thinking of a good
>way to say that a particular tab is selected? active? Any ideas? The
>Microsoft Manual of Style has nothing to say on the topic.
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>TIA,
>Melanie Albrecht
>melanie_albrecht -at- moldflow -dot- com
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