type vs enter

[Owen, Clint]

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.

Clint 


Clint Owen | Sr. Technical Writer | Crane Aerospace & Electronics | +1
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Knight
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 1:31 PM
To: Clara Hall
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: type vs enter

When I did some informal (very informal) questioning for a project, the
users found it confusing to "Enter text" and "Press Enter". In my
opinion (which will also show how old I am), I still feel you "type"
information if you're actually using the keyboard.

On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 2:20 PM, Clara Hall <chall at 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/>
>
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