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Subject:Re: Tense in step-by-step instructions From:Crystol Wigemyr <Crystol -dot- Wigemyr -at- KENONIC -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 2 Oct 1998 12:44:47 -0600
Isn't it okay to say:
"1. Click on the Postings button to display the Postings dialog box."?
> Crystol Wigemyr, B.A., B.Ed.
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>> Which is better:
>> 1. Click on the Postings button. The Posting dialog box appears.
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>> Or:
>> 1. Click on the Postings button. The Posting dialog box will
>> appear.
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