Re: usage question

Subject: Re: usage question
From: "Jane Bergen" <jane -dot- bergen -at- usa -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 17:07:13 -0500

Mike,

Your style guide should dictate the use of these terms. If you don't have
one, make your own. We use the "Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical
Documentation," although I do make a few exceptions.

Generally speaking,

- "Select" means to highlight (as in highlight text) or, less often, to
select/choose an option, where "Click" refers to a physical act...clicking
with the primary mouse key. Different actions.

- Web (with an uppercase W) is still the most-preferred spelling in style
guides.

- Internet is usually uppercase when it refers to THE Internet. When it is
used in a very generic form, which is rare, you can use lower case. On the
other hand, the word "intranet" is not capitalized.

Jane Bergen

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From: "m w" <tech_mw -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 11:58 AM
Subject: usage question


> What is the appropriate use of the word "click" in a
> document? How does it compare to "select"?
>
> and
>
>I'm seeing "Web" spelled in a lower-case form quite a
>bit these days....what is the current vibe....is "Web"
>common enough that it can be lower-case now?
>
>How about Internet/internet?



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