Re: Punctuation question

Subject: Re: Punctuation question
From: Ed Gregory <edgregory -at- HOME -dot- NET>
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 10:26:58 -0500

Our standard calls for:
Follow the menu path: Add>New Record.

At 12:27 PM 8/5/99 -0700, MAGGIE SECARA wrote:
>From the Add menu, choose New Record.
>
>It's redundant to tell them to click Add then choose from the Add menu,
>unless you know your audience is clueless about using standard Windows
>stuff, and you expect them to stay that way. "And then" is also needlessly
>wordy.
>
>It's not a matter of punctuation. It's about clear, direct English.
>
>
>Cheers!
>
>Maggie Secara
>secaram -at- mainsaver -dot- com
>
>The English Renaissance is alive at
>http://ren.dm.net >
>> Example: From the toolbar click Add and then select New
>> Record from the Add
>> menu.
>>
>> Please RSVP quickly.
>>
>>
>> Fred Adsit
>> EDS/NHIC C21 Documentation T.E.A.M.
>> 12365-I Riata Trace Parkway
>> Austin, TX 78727
>> 512-514-8018
>>
>> fred -dot- adsit -at- eds -dot- com
>>
>
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