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Subject:Re: Off Topic - synonym for tree From:joanne grey <j_grey -at- WRITEANGLES -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 1 Jul 1998 10:28:01 -0700
Kulis, Carene wrote:
> I am looking for a term that is synonymous with the word tree. By tree I
> mean lists in windows applications with pluses and minuses and when you
> click on the plus the list expands like a tree. I know it may be a
Carene,
Sometimes I use the term "hierarchical structure" or something similar
to that, but usually I use "tree" or "tree view" even in documentation.
In the MS Manual of Style for Tech, look under "submenu" - I think that
this is what you're looking for.
