RE: the first one or more characters

["Andrew Warren" <awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com>]

Milan Davidovic wrote:

> Imagine a search field. You can type in the first n
> characters (n = 1 character or more, up to the full
> name), click Search, and the system returns results
> based on whatever you entered.
> 
> The instruction "Enter one or more characters" almost
> expresses this idea, though I can imagine someone
> entering a string that doesn't include the first
> character. "Enter the first one or more characters"
> seems closer, though clunky.
> 
> What ways of expressing this instruction are you
> familiar with?

    I'd write "Type the first few letters".

    -Andrew

=== Andrew Warren  - awarren -at- synaptics -dot- com
=== Synaptics, Inc - Santa Clara, CA
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