[austechwriter] Sec Unclassified: RE: Re: Enter vs. Type
- From: "Muzrimas, Diana MS" <Diana.Muzrimas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:53:12 +1000
'newbies' do all sorts of unforseen, weird and wonderful things... and will
continue to surprise us with their unexpected interpretation of what seems
to be clear, simple text ... with time they learn .... as always, it
depends on the situation, and unfortunately you can't get it 100% right for
100% of the audience.
Use 'type' by all means. I'll use 'enter' or 'type' as seems appropriate to
the material and expected audience!
Diana
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Clarke [mailto:brianclarke01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, 6 August 2003 17:09
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [austechwriter] Re: Enter vs. Type
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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