I just did a quick Internet search on Simplified Technical English and found this example at http://www.simplifiedenglish.net/controlled-language-global-english (at the bottom of the web page under Industry Examples, select Software).
Step 2 (below) specifically says "...enter the IP address of the system..." which sounds to me like they want you to type it in. Step 3 is more of the same. So "enter" seems to be the term of choice. Alison Use VXX Web to get access to the system: 1. On a computer, open a web browser. 2. In the address bar of the web browser, enter the IP address of the system, for example, http://10.11.12.13, to go to VXX Web. If Security Mode is enabled on the system, you must use "secure HTTPS access", for example, https://10.11.12.13. Click Yes in the security dialog boxes that show. 3. Enter admin as the user name, and enter the remote access password, if one is set. -----Original Message----- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Combs, Richard Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 3:06 PM To: Owen, Clint; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: type vs enter Owen, Clint wrote: > In Simplified Technical English, which has a strictly limited vocabulary > and is supposed to make documents easier to understand for international > readers, neither of these terms is allowed in this context. I spent a > few minutes and can't think of a "STE legal" way to write the requested > instructions. Um, really? Using STE, there's no way to tell the reader to type something into a field or box? The need to do that comes up a lot, you know. :-) Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 ------ rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-903-6372 ------ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as alison.cr...@ultrasonix.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/alison.craig%40ultrasonix.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 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.