atw: Re: To press while... or hold?
- From: "bja" <bashley@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:36:18 +1100
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sonja McShane
> Sent: Monday, 16 February 2004 9:14 AM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Re: To press while... or hold?
>
>
> I've always used press. Does someone have a Microsoft Manual of Style
> handy? I think that's what they prescribe.
>
> If that were my sentence and the context allowed for it, I'd actually
> rewrite the sentence to remove the 'ings'.
>
> Sonja
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nigel Dawes
> Sent: Monday, 16 February 2004 9:14 AM
> To: 'austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: atw: To press while... or hold?
>
>
> Hi
>
> Any suggestions for a sub to "pressing" in the below statement?
>
> "Pressing the Shift key while clicking the button updates all
> parameters"
>
> My colleagues use "hold".
>
> Thanks & Regards
> Nigel
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