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Ok, I'm coming into this late, and I tried to look at these examples, but it requires that I register to do so. Anyway, my question is, can't you get rid of the entire "Perform/Do" construct? Why not just say...
To foo the bar:
1. Baz the bongo
2. Bip the bingo
3...
This puts the purpose of the procedure at the head of the steps, reduces syllables, and gets rid of the problem.
I agree that "Do the following steps" sounds terrible. It sounds like teenager speak. I'm sure there's a level of analysis concerning mass nouns in the subject or object or some such that could explain why it's awkward, but I'm not the one to ferret it out!
cud
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> If you are a true glutton for punishment, you can download the Reference
> Manual and see the examples in context.
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>http://www.keithley.com/data?asset=57633
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> The autozero example is on page 136.
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> The User's Manual is the one that tends to use the ".... perform the
> following steps" format:
>http://www.keithley.com/data?asset=57632
>
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