RE: "using" as a verb in a task heading

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>]

 And people want to do things, not "use" things. 

- Change a noun to a verb

- Move a file to another location

- Copy a file without changing datestamp

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In fiction and software manuals, action verbs are king..

Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com


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> .com] On Behalf Of Leonard C. Porrello
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 5:27 PM
> To: Milan Davidovic; TECHWR-L
> Subject: RE: "using" as a verb in a task heading
> 
> The construct you suggest should be avoided for at least a 
> couple of reasons. First, if you have a list that is more 
> than just two or three items, "Using" makes scanning more 
> difficult. Second, it is already implied in the title of the 
> section. Anyone who reads the heading easily infers that 
> "Method A" means "Use method A to verb the noun".
> 


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