"Click-and-drag" or just "drag" -- ?

[Robert Lauriston]

The benefit of a style guide is that you don't waste time pondering
arbitrary usage choices.

If you know a phrase will confuse your audience, you override the
style guide, or (if you're required to follow it) propose an
exception.

On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 5:12 PM, De Rosier, Edward
<Edward.DeRosier at anritsu.com> wrote:
> IMHO, style manuals are important and valuable, but technical writers must be able to "choose" to use words and syntax that may violate certain rules in order to be clear and concise, as judged by the writer when considering the audience.
>
> If "Click and Drag" will result in less questioning by the reading audience, then that is the better choice.
>
> If "management" refuses to allow such variations, then the job is probably not paying well enough for the writer's professional judgment.