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Prepositions, verbs, and tags used with user interface elements

Updated on January 21, 2021

Use the prepositions, verbs, and tags defined for each interface element in the following table to keep your content consistent.

Remember that we cannot use tagged UI element names as verbs in a sentence. For example:

  • Incorrect: … and then Save and close the file.
  • Correct: Click Save, and then click Close.
  • Correct: After you save and close the file, ensure that you push it back up to the remote repository.

Prepositions, verbs, and tags used with UI elements

UI elementPrepositionVerbTag
AreaInN/Awintitle
ButtonN/AClickuicontrol
Check boxInSelect, clearuicontrol
ClipboardToN/AN/A
ColumnInN/Auicontrol
Combo boxInEnter, selectuicontrol
DashboardOnOpenN/A
Dialog boxInN/Awintitle
DirectoryInN/Afilepath
Drop-down arrowN/AClickuicontrol
Drop-down listInSelectuicontrol
Drop-down menuInSelectuicontrol
ExplorerInN/AN/A
FieldInEnteruicontrol
FolderInClickuicontrol in procedures only
FormOnN/AN/A
GadgetInClickN/A
HeaderInClickN/A
Home pageOnN/AN/A
IconN/AClickuicontrol
Landing pageOnN/AN/A
ListInSelectuicontrol
List boxInSelectuicontrol
MenuOnClickuicontrol
Menu barOnN/AN/A
Menu itemN/AClickuicontrol
PageOnN/Awintitle
PaletteInN/Auicontrol
PaneInClickwintitle
PortalInN/AN/A
Radio buttonN/AClickuicontrol
RowInClickN/A
ScreenOnN/AN/A
SectionInN/Awintitle
Section (clickable)N/AExpand, collapseuicontrol
SliderN/AMoveuicontrol
SwitchN/ATurn on, turn offuicontrol
TabOnClickuicontrol
TableInN/Auicontrol
Text boxInN/Auicontrol
ToolbarOnN/Auicontrol
User interfaceOnN/AN/A
ViewInClickN/A
WidgetIn/OnClickwintitle
WindowInOpenwintitle
WizardInClickwintitle
WorkspaceInN/Awintitle

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