Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to
This is how I do it: To access your network drive, click button name in bold, enter your username and password, and then click Logon, or whatever -- in bold. [Note: The first click above might not be necessary, so just drop that phrase.] Bonnie Granat http://www.GranatEdit.com -Original Message- From: Brierley, Sean Actually, log onto or log on to is the question. Those phrases cannot always be ignored, as you point out with your rewriting of the click instruction. Log on to the notwork to access your notwork drive. Log onto the notwork to access your notwork drive. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to
Recasting the sentence is always one way to go, sure. But I am looking to tackle the issue of the verbal itself, head on, no hiding Cheers, Sean -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bonnie Granat Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:53 AM To: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to This is how I do it: To access your network drive, click button name in bold, enter your username and password, and then click Logon, or whatever -- in bold. [Note: The first click above might not be necessary, so just drop that phrase.] Bonnie Granat http://www.GranatEdit.com -Original Message- From: Brierley, Sean Actually, log onto or log on to is the question. Those phrases cannot always be ignored, as you point out with your rewriting of the click instruction. Log on to the notwork to access your notwork drive. Log onto the notwork to access your notwork drive. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com DISCLAIMER: Important Notice * This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to
On 1/29/07, Brierley, Sean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Question: Should it not be Log on to the network Reasons being on = adverb modifying log to preposition in the phrase to the portal today Works for me; think of log on (or log in) as a phrasal verb. -- Milan Davidovic http://altmilan.blogspot.com http://www.terminus1525.ca/studio/view/2758 __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to
So, log onto would mean to write notes on top of? grin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Milan Davidovic Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 10:44 AM To: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to On 1/29/07, Brierley, Sean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Question: Should it not be Log on to the network Reasons being on = adverb modifying log to preposition in the phrase to the portal today Works for me; think of log on (or log in) as a phrasal verb. DISCLAIMER: Important Notice * This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to
Either that, or throw another piece of wood on the fire. grin right back -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brierley, Sean Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 10:50 AM To: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to So, log onto would mean to write notes on top of? grin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Milan Davidovic Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 10:44 AM To: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to On 1/29/07, Brierley, Sean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Question: Should it not be Log on to the network Reasons being on = adverb modifying log to preposition in the phrase to the portal today Works for me; think of log on (or log in) as a phrasal verb. DISCLAIMER: Important Notice * This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to
Log... it's better than bad, it's GOOD! On 1/29/07, Charles Beck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Either that, or throw another piece of wood on the fire. grin right back -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter STC Single-Sourcing SIG Manager http://techcommdood.blogspot.com avid homebrewer and proud beer snob I see your OOO message and raise you a clue. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to
On 1/29/07, Brierley, Sean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, log onto would mean to write notes on top of? grin log is a transitive verb, so a better formation would be log something onto something else he said, with a straight face -- Milan Davidovic http://altmilan.blogspot.com http://www.terminus1525.ca/studio/view/2758 __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to
Sounds like we have two approaches. 1) To log on to the network, click the login button. 2) To log yourself onto the network, click the login button/ Which is better and why? Thoughts? Cheers, Sean -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Milan Davidovic Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 10:58 AM To: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to On 1/29/07, Brierley, Sean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So, log onto would mean to write notes on top of? grin log is a transitive verb, so a better formation would be log something onto something else he said, with a straight face DISCLAIMER: Important Notice * This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to
Why would you log in to log on? On 1/29/07, Brierley, Sean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds like we have two approaches. 1) To log on to the network, click the login button. 2) To log yourself onto the network, click the login button/ Which is better and why? Thoughts? Cheers, Sean -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter STC Single-Sourcing SIG Manager http://techcommdood.blogspot.com avid homebrewer and proud beer snob I see your OOO message and raise you a clue. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to
logon button logon Sheesh lol! -Original Message- From: Bill Swallow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 11:16 AM To: Brierley, Sean Cc: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to Why would you log in to log on? On 1/29/07, Brierley, Sean [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds like we have two approaches. 1) To log on to the network, click the login button. 2) To log yourself onto the network, click the login button/ Which is better and why? Thoughts? Cheers, Sean -- Bill Swallow HATT List Owner WWP-Users List Owner Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter STC Single-Sourcing SIG Manager http://techcommdood.blogspot.com avid homebrewer and proud beer snob I see your OOO message and raise you a clue. DISCLAIMER: Important Notice * This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to
Dori Green wrote: KISS. Click on the LOGIN button. As per Apple, Microsoft and most other style guides, it's Click the Login button. Al __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to
Actually, log onto or log on to is the question. Those phrases cannot always be ignored, as you point out with your rewriting of the click instruction. Log on to the notwork to access your notwork drive. Log onto the notwork to access your notwork drive. Also, for another topic, maybe, I use click the Logon button rather than click on the Logon button because I find on adds nothing. Horses for courses though. I once had a boss who insisted that in the UK click on was correct and click without the on was not Cheers, Sean -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dori Green Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 11:41 AM To: tcp@techcommpros.com Subject: Re: [TCP] geeky grammar: log onto versus log on to KISS. Click on the LOGIN button. Is there a computer user who doesn't know what this does? If so, they probably need more help than I can provide in a manual. Dori Green DISCLAIMER: Important Notice * This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems. __ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of TECHCOMMPROS to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml ___ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
