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  1. word choice - Do you "hit" or "press" a button? - English Language ...

    Feb 21, 2014 · a button in a software. You may Press or hit a key but always click a button on the software. So in your software manual, when you are specifying physical actions, like maybe, using …

  2. Is "push a button" correct English? (as opposed to "press a button")

    May 9, 2017 · Meanwhile, "push a button" is what I would understand as a button sitting on top of a table when a cat enters the scene and decides to shove it off the table for its own amusement. An …

  3. word choice - Preferred American English term for the [enter/return ...

    May 25, 2016 · The real question is whether your audience is technically inclined or not. A layperson will almost always know what you mean when you say "Press the Enter key", but "Return" is, for most, …

  4. What is the history of the phrase 'hot button' as in 'hot button issues'?

    Jul 8, 2022 · A hot-button issue (the compound, used adjectivally, requires the hyphen) is one that causes anger, fear, passionate support or active loathing in potential voters.

  5. Is ‘Hit rewind’ an established idiom? - English Language & Usage ...

    In this case "hit rewind" is not an idiom, but the action of using the rewind button is used as a synedoche for "using a VCR". The most annoying part of VHS tapes, or at least the one that is most noticeable …

  6. Is an indentation needed for a new paragraph?

    Jan 16, 2011 · Is an indentation (Tab button in Word) needed for a new paragraph when you start one? I was told to do that a long time ago but 3 years after I stopped doing it and have done it since.

  7. Cortana Sign in issue - Microsoft Community

    Aug 24, 2020 · When I updated my Laptop to windows 10 version 2004 and opened the Cortana apllication, I was asked to sign in with an account.I choose my account and hit the continue button …

  8. Word for "Click or Tap" for multi device format game

    The user will know that they need to click or tap a link or button without you having to explicitly tell them. PS - From a completely technical stand point, the programmer can use an if/else statement to test for …

  9. word choice - When to use 'click' and when to use 'click on' - English ...

    It is a shame that the convention has become that “click a button” is understood to refer to mouse use. If I navigate to and activate a link using the keyboard, exactly the same behaviour results, and indeed …

  10. I hit “Caps Lock” on my computer and it will come up with BN/, and ...

    Mar 6, 2023 · I hit “Caps Lock” on my computer and it will come up with BN/, and then I can't type, and at the same time I click on the software on my computer, it won't open, it will pop properties.