I've inherited some docs for an AS/400 "green screen" application. The current
docs use this phrasing:
On the <Menu name> menu, type x, <text of menu item>, and press
the Enter key.
Where x is the number the user actually types. I don't like this wording
because you don't actually have to type "text of menu item," only the number.
But if I just give the number, am I leaving out useful information (the text
description of the item). I am thinking of changing it to:
On the <Menu name> menu, select x, <text of menu item>, and
press the Enter key.
But they aren't really selecting as it's meant in the Windows world; they have
to type the number.
Does anyone have any opinions? Is there a standard for something like this in
the AS/400 world?
Thanks.
Bob
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