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Subject:RE: What do we call this button? From:Dannette Thompson <dthomps -at- foundationsoft -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 18 Oct 2000 16:05:10 -0400
Our software uses this button in several places, too. In some, it's truly a
"browse" button; in others, it opens up some kind of dialog box where
additional detail can be added.
We document all button names by placing them in square brackets:
Click the [OK] button.
This makes it very easy to document the mystery button. I usually say
something like:
Click the [...] button next the the Wazamajig field.
BTW, we also put keyboard keys in triangle brackets:
Press the <Enter> key.
This seems to help novices from getting confused about where they should be
looking -- keyboard or screen.
