John, Type should be associated only with typewriter. A typewriter (assuming a manual one) does not store anything. It just types on paper.
In case of computer, saying type would be obsolete because you enter data in computer memory and a computer user is more familiar with the word enter. Were you writing XYZ in bold? Regards, NJ http://www.neerajjain8.com ________________________________ From: John Burgdorf <jburg...@cisco.com> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Sent: Wed, 21 July, 2010 11:33:26 PM Subject: RE: type vs enter At another company I worked for, we used both, though in clearly distinguished contexts: - TYPE a literal string ("Type XYZ" (and not ABC) - ENTER a user defined sting ("Enter your name"). --jb -----Original Message----- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alison Craig Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 3:19 PM To: Combs, Richard; Owen, Clint; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: RE: type vs enter 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-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Combs, Richard Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 3:06 PM To: Owen, Clint; framers at 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.craig at ultrasonix.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/alison.craig%40ultrasoni x.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as jburgdor at cisco.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/jburgdor%40cisco.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as neerajjain8 at yahoo.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/neerajjain8%40yahoo.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.