Personally, I don't care what term is used, so long as it's used consistently.
FWIW, this is what MS MoS 3ed says about the matter: type vs. enter Use type, not type in or enter, if information that the user types appears on the screen. An exception to this rule is that you can tell users to “enter” a file name, for example, in a combo box when they have the choice of typing a name or selecting one from a list. You can also use a combination of words such as “type or select” if space is not an issue. Nadine --- On Tue, 7/20/10, Linda Rose <l...@qad.com> wrote: > From: Linda Rose <l...@qad.com> > Subject: Re: type vs enter > To: "Clara Hall" <ch...@atgshades.com> > Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 4:14 PM > When you say Enter the info ... it > implies that you are pressing the Enter > key after you type the information. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Linda Rose > CTD Online Development > QAD, Inc > > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Clara Hall <ch...@atgshades.com> > wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > I need/would like to give the argument that it is > better to say "Enter the > > information in the text field" > > vs. "type the information in the text field". > this is for an online > > training course. > > > > As far as I am concerned, type is archaic and no > longer used when talking > > about online interactive lessons. Having said > that, what do you think? > > and > > is there a valid stance I can take to make my point, > or is this all > > personal > > preference. > > > > > > > > Clara Hall > > > > Technical Documentation Manager > > > > Aerospace Technologies Group, Inc. > > > > (561) 244-7372 > > www.atgshades.com <http://www.atgshades.com/> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as l...@qad.com. > > > > Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. > > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com > > or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/lnr%40qad.com > > > > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. > Visit > > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and > info. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as generic...@yahoo.ca. > > Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/generic668%40yahoo.ca > > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. > Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and > info. > > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
