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Subject:Re: Is it polite to point? From:Shawn Wilson <shawn -dot- wilson -at- IDSNET -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 13 May 1999 09:15:41 -0700
How about "Using your browser, go to www.whatever.com
<http://www.whatever.com> " or "Using your browser, access
www.whatever.com"?
Shawn Wilson
Technical Writer
Integrated Decision Systems
310-478-4015 x289
-----Original Message-----
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 17:06:21 -0500
From: Anne Chenette <anne -at- INSTRUMENTAL -dot- COM>
Subject: Is it polite to point?
My obsession of the hour:
Would you say "point your browser to www.whatever.com" in a technical
document? (In my case, software installation instructions that
contain references to some web-based information.)
I'm not fond of this phrase, but can't think of a better one. Ideas?
