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Subject:Writing for a computer running Windows CE From:Melissa Kucbel-Saumier <melissaks -at- EICON -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 29 Jun 1999 08:49:51 -0400
Hello everyone,
is there a standard to follow when writing documentation (online or paper)
for a Handheld PC running Windows CE. As you probably know, to access menus,
dialog boxes and buttons on these mini-computers, you use the touch-screen
(pretty cool!) or the keyboard. So, instructions like "CLICK the XYZ button"
do not really apply. From what I have seen (in Windows CE's online help),
Microsoft uses SELECT for everything (with some exceptions where I found the
word TAP, for the touch-screen).
I've browsed through Microsoft'd Manual of Style and can't find anything on
syntax. Any suggestions?
