Thanks Lutz - that answers the question perfectly.
k

>Ok. Report is not best choice, since this is more a general (VFP independent) style problem. I would have put it under VFP in general. Looks like we have no documentation.
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>My answer is:
>This is completely up to you. What ever any style guide mean, normaly the company creating the rules is not consistent in itself.
>
>I would do
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>Edit > Preferences… ; Audio > Driver Settings
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>if Audio / Driver Settings is a menu within preferences.
>If this is just something within the form I would do
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>Edit > Preferences… ; Audio, Driver Settings
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>Because the > indicates a level inside a menu.
>Or I would be more specific like
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>Go menu Edit > Preferences… select on Page Audio Combobox Driver Settings
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>to avoid confusion. Because if it confuses me, the reader will be confused as well.
>
>Lutz
>>I don't know whether I have selected the appropriate category - I shall see by the responses:
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>>Would any of you know the correct way to indicate a path in a manual explaining a computer menu?
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>>In the following example, "Preferences" opens a new window. How should this be written?
>>(This is the way I have always done it, and I just found out it is wrong):
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>>Edit > Preferences > Audio > Driver Settings
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>>I should be using an ellipsis to indicate that a window will open.
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>>Edit > Preferences…, Audio > Driver Settings
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>>My question is, do I put a comma after the "...", and do I then put another ">".
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>>For example:
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>>Edit > Preferences…, > Audio > Driver Settings
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>>or do I just put no comma at all:
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>>Edit > Preferences… Audio > Driver Settings
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>>Thanks for any help you can provide.
>>K