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Rudolf@tygron.nl: /* Convention for: Choosing, Selecting, Pressing, Clicking */

2026-02-25T10:28:20Z

Convention for: Choosing, Selecting, Pressing, Clicking

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	==Convention for: Choosing, Selecting, Pressing, Clicking ==		==Convention for: Choosing, Selecting, Pressing, Clicking ==
	~~Borrowed from: http://iconlogic.blogs.com/weblog/2015/04/elearning-and-techcomm-click-select-choose-or-press.html~~

	===Choose (making a choice)===		===Choose (making a choice)===

Rudolf@tygron.nl: /* Adding constructions (Example) */

2020-06-12T11:34:38Z

Adding constructions (Example)

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	<gallery mode="nolines">		<gallery mode="nolines">
	File:~~constructions5~~.jpg\|A landmark		File:construction5.jpg\|A landmark
	File:~~constructions6~~.jpg\|Another landmark		File:construction6.jpg\|Another landmark
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Rudolf@tygron.nl: /* Adding / Removing */

2020-06-12T11:34:17Z

Adding / Removing

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	<gallery mode="nolines">		<gallery mode="nolines">
	File:~~constructions13~~.jpg\|~~Context menu after right clicking (sparse construction list)~~		File:constructions5.jpg\|A landmark
	File:~~constructions14~~.jpg\|~~Context menu after right clicking (filled construction list)~~		File:constructions6.jpg\|Another landmark
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Rudolf@tygron.nl: /* Changing */

2019-05-13T13:53:43Z

Changing

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	===Changing===		===Changing===
	{{Editor ~~ribbon~~\|~~header=3D World\|bar=Land\|dropdown=Change Land Type~~}}		{{Editor location\|project names}}
	''"Changing"'' explains the detailed properties of this element and how users change this properties of elements. It describes:		''"Changing"'' explains the detailed properties of this element and how users change this properties of elements. It describes:
	====What is this property====		====What is this property====

Rudolf@tygron.nl: /* Adding / Removing */

2019-05-13T13:53:14Z

Adding / Removing

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	The ''"How can the user change it"'' relates to how changes can be made to the current topic in the engine.		The ''"How can the user change it"'' relates to how changes can be made to the current topic in the engine.
	===Adding / Removing===		===Adding / Removing===
	{{Editor ~~ribbon~~\|~~header=3D World\|bar=Land~~}}		{{Editor location\|stakeholders}}
	This reference can be created by using the "Editor location" template:		This reference can be created by using the "Editor location" template:

	{{Template description\|Editor location\|~~Step (default=Editor)\|Step (default=Editor menu bar)\|Step\|Step...~~}}		{{Template description\|Editor location\|Item}}

Vincent@tygron.com at 09:40, 1 November 2016

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	click the Bold tool		click the Bold tool
	click the Wifi icon		click the Wifi icon

			[[Template:Preview]]

Joris@tygron.com: /* Convention for: Choosing, Selecting, Pressing, Clicking */

2015-09-03T13:18:41Z

Convention for: Choosing, Selecting, Pressing, Clicking

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	==Convention for: Choosing, Selecting, Pressing, Clicking ==		==Convention for: Choosing, Selecting, Pressing, Clicking ==
			Borrowed from: http://iconlogic.blogs.com/weblog/2015/04/elearning-and-techcomm-click-select-choose-or-press.html

	===Choose (making a choice)===		===Choose (making a choice)===

Joris@tygron.com: /* Convention for: Choosing, Selecting, Pressing, Clicking */

2015-09-03T13:18:11Z

Convention for: Choosing, Selecting, Pressing, Clicking

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	===Choose (making a choice)===		===Choose (making a choice)===
	You "choose" something from a menu, because you are "choosing" from a list of "choices," and once you "choose" the one you want, the chosen command is immediately executed.		You "choose" something from a menu, because you are "choosing" from a list of "choices," and once you "choose" the one you want, the chosen command is immediately executed.
	choose File > Close		choose File > Close

	===Select (selecting)===		===Select (selecting)===
	You "select" something that, once you select it, stays selected. You select a cell in Excel. You select part of the text in a document. You select an option from a list and the option stays selected-as in a drop-down list or a list-box. You select a radio button, and you select a checkbox. And they stay selected. Until you "deselect" them.		You "select" something that, once you select it, stays selected. You select a cell in Excel. You select part of the text in a document. You select an option from a list and the option stays selected-as in a drop-down list or a list-box. You select a radio button, and you select a checkbox. And they stay selected. Until you "deselect" them.

	select the Portrait Orientation radio button		select the Portrait Orientation radio button
	select the Kerning checkbox		select the Kerning checkbox
	from the Font drop-down list, select Verdana		from the Font drop-down list, select Verdana
	select the first paragraph in your document		select the first paragraph in your document
	deselect the Enable Live Preview checkbox		deselect the Enable Live Preview checkbox

	===Press (Hardware)===		===Press (Hardware)===
	You "press" a key on a keyboard or a real button on an actual piece of hardware. (The word "press" definitely cannot be used to describe what you do to an on-screen button, because it may create ambiguity: Does "Press Home" mean on the screen or on the keyboard?)		You "press" a key on a keyboard or a real button on an actual piece of hardware. (The word "press" definitely cannot be used to describe what you do to an on-screen button, because it may create ambiguity: Does "Press Home" mean on the screen or on the keyboard?)
	press the Enter key		press the Enter key
	press the F6 key		press the F6 key
	press the Power button (on the microwave)		press the Power button (on the microwave)

	===Click (On-screen)===		===Click (On-screen)===
	And finally, you "click" an on-screen button, an icon, or a tool.		And finally, you "click" an on-screen button, an icon, or a tool.

	click the OK button		click the OK button
	click the Bold tool		click the Bold tool
	click the Wifi icon		click the Wifi icon

Joris@tygron.com at 13:16, 3 September 2015

2015-09-03T13:16:43Z

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	{{legacy}}		{{legacy}}
	{{legacy\|current=Support:Layout Convention}}		{{legacy\|current=Support:Layout Convention}}

			==Convention for: Choosing, Selecting, Pressing, Clicking ==

			===Choose (making a choice)===
			You "choose" something from a menu, because you are "choosing" from a list of "choices," and once you "choose" the one you want, the chosen command is immediately executed.
			choose File > Close

			===Select (selecting)===
			You "select" something that, once you select it, stays selected. You select a cell in Excel. You select part of the text in a document. You select an option from a list and the option stays selected-as in a drop-down list or a list-box. You select a radio button, and you select a checkbox. And they stay selected. Until you "deselect" them.

			select the Portrait Orientation radio button
			select the Kerning checkbox
			from the Font drop-down list, select Verdana
			select the first paragraph in your document
			deselect the Enable Live Preview checkbox

			===Press (Hardware)===
			You "press" a key on a keyboard or a real button on an actual piece of hardware. (The word "press" definitely cannot be used to describe what you do to an on-screen button, because it may create ambiguity: Does "Press Home" mean on the screen or on the keyboard?)
			press the Enter key
			press the F6 key
			press the Power button (on the microwave)

			===Click (On-screen)===
			And finally, you "click" an on-screen button, an icon, or a tool.

			click the OK button
			click the Bold tool
			click the Wifi icon

Vincent@tygron.com: /* Adding constructions (Example) */

2015-08-21T11:14:40Z

Adding constructions (Example)

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	====Adding constructions (Example)====		====Adding constructions (Example)====

	{{Editor steps\|Right click on the list of constructions\|Select 'Add' from the context menu. This adds new construction to the construction list, named "0_Building".\|The new construction is not present in the 3D World yet, since no selection has been added to the Construction yet.\|For details on adding / changing a selection from a construction see [[#How to edit constructions in a game\|see below.]]}}		{{Editor steps\|title=add Constructions\|Right click on the list of constructions\|Select 'Add' from the context menu. This adds new construction to the construction list, named "0_Building".\|The new construction is not present in the 3D World yet, since no selection has been added to the Construction yet.\|For details on adding / changing a selection from a construction see [[#How to edit constructions in a game\|see below.]]}}

	These steps can be created by using the "Editor steps" template:		These steps can be created by using the "Editor steps" template: