Documentation conventions

The following documentation conventions are used in this guide:

Describing interactions with the UI

You can interact with products by using different input methods: keyboard, mouse, touch, and more. So in most parts of the user documentation, generic verbs have been used that work with any input method. In cases where input-neutral verbs do not work, mouse-specific verbs are used as the first choice, followed by touch-specific verbs as the second choice.

See the following table for examples on how you can interpret the different input methods.

Input-neutral

Mouse

Touch

Select Modify. Click Modify.

Tap Modify.

Select Accounts > Other accounts > Add an account.

Click Accounts > Other accounts > Add an account.

Tap Accounts > Other accounts > Add an account.

To open the document in Outline view, select View > Outline.

To open the document in Outline view, click View > Outline.

To open the document in Outline view, tap View > Outline.

Select Protocols.

Click the Protocols tab.

Tap Protocols.

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Double-click the Client wizard.

Double-tap the Client wizard.

Open the Packages context menu.

Right-click Packages to open the shortcut menu.

Long tap Packages to open the shortcut menu.

Deprecated words

The following words have been replaced with new words, considering the audience profile, our modern approach to voice and style, and our emphasis to use input-neutral terms that support all input methods.

Old usage...

New usage...

shortcut menu, right-click menu

context menu

click, right-click

select

drag and drop

drag