[austechwriter] Re: Enter vs. Type

  • From: "Brian Clarke" <brianclarke01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 17:09:19 +1000

O would argue that using 'Enter' is confusing because there is a key named that.
I have met newbies who when told to enter something, press the Enter key and 
then type and wonder why there is a mess on the screen. Or they type 
something and press Enter and can't understand what happened.
Brian.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Wendy Forsey 
  To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 9:44 AM
  Subject: [austechwriter] Enter vs. Type

  I am getting pressure from US colleagues to use 'Enter' instead of 'Type'
  when referring to typing something into a field. They claim this is "more
  American". This is against the recommendation of the MS style guide, and my
  own inclination and experience. Is this in fact the more common usage in the
  US?

  Regards
  Wendy

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