Posted by: Jack Henry | September 12, 2014

Nifty Nuggets: Check boxes

Per the JHA Style Guide for Technical Communication and Training, do not use check and uncheck as verbs to describe putting a check in a check box. Use select and clear instead.

Example:

· Clear the All caps check box and select the Small caps check box.

Thank you,

Jackie Solano

Technical Writer, Episys Technical Publications

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