RE: Capitalization question - Microsoft Manual of Style

Subject: RE: Capitalization question - Microsoft Manual of Style
From: "Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:57:49 -0400

You capitalize only what's in the GUI.

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> Subject: Capitalization question - Microsoft Manual of Style
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> Hi all,
>
> Browsing my CD e-book of the Microsoft Manual of Style, Third Edition.
> Found this example:
>
> "Click the Minimize button"
>
> Notice that "minimize" is capitalized, but "button" is not. I thought
> capitalization rules required that button also be capitalized because
> it's a specific button?
>


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Capitalization question - Microsoft Manual of Style: From: Rob Hudson

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