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Re: Verbiage for button and link interactions

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From: Aaron Cannon
Date: Dec 16, 2016 7:23AM

On the other hand, if this documentation is aimed at end-users, I think almost everybody understands what click means, even if they are on a touchscreen device, keyboard, or using a screen reader.

Although it may not be technically precise, I would argue that it's probably The word most likely to be widely understood.

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> On Dec 16, 2016, at 08:02, Christopher Myers < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> Hi!
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> I'm passing along a question for a colleague --
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> They're working on documentation for an online process, and are trying to figure out how to best phrase the interaction that users do with links and buttons.
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> Some of their coworkers say that it should be "click," but others say it should be "tap." Their reasoning behind "tap" is for mobile devices and accessibility programs. But other users would be confused by "tap" when they're using a pointing device with buttons.
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> So, I was just curious if there's a "universal" way of referring to one's interactions with "pressable" objects?
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> Thanks!
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> Chris
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