RE: Capitalization question - Microsoft Manual of Style

Subject: RE: Capitalization question - Microsoft Manual of Style
From: "sbuckley" <sbuckley -at- onlinewriter -dot- com>
To: "'Rob Hudson'" <caveatrob -at- gmail -dot- com>, "'TECHWR-L'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:29:56 -0700

Think of "Minimize" more as main subject. There is a button called
"Minimize" (either actually on the button or name given to a button with an
icon). "Button" in this case is more of an adjective.

"Which button?"

"The Minimize button."

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Subject: Capitalization question - Microsoft Manual of Style

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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