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Item
US Example
German Example
Comments
Graphics, Cells, etc.
drag it to the new
location.
Text, und ziehen Sie
ihn an die neue Stelle.
The user "highlights" text (or
numbers, cells or graphics).
Item
US Wording
US Example
German Example
Menus
On the ____ menu,
click _____.
On the File menu, click
Open.
(+) Klicken Sie im Menü Datei auf
Öffnen.
Cascading Menus
On the ___ menu, click
___, and then click ___.
On the View menu,
click Fonts, and then
click Small.
(+) Klicken Sie im Menü Ansicht
auf Schriftarten und dann auf
Klein.
Shortcut Menus
On the shortcut menu,
click _____.
On the shortcut menu,
click Set Home Page.
(+) Klicken Sie im Kontextmenü auf
Homepage festlegen.
Buttons
Click _____.
Click Forms. Click OK.
(+) Klicken Sie auf Formulare.
Klicken Sie auf OK.
Tab Dialog Boxes
Click the ____ tab.
Click the View tab.
(+) Klicken Sie auf die
Registerkarte Ansicht.
List Boxes
In the _____ box, click
____.
In the Color box, click
Red.
(+) Klicken Sie im Feld Farbe auf
Rot.
Examples for "Click":
b) The Note: Hinweis vs. Notiz
"Hinweis" is used for notes to the user, e.g. in software or documentation. "Notiz" is used for notes the user is
taking.
"Anmerkung" should not be used except in cases where "note" is used in the same text or section as "remark".
Glossaries
The Microsoft terminology database should be the primary reference resource. Refer to the section Reference
Material for additional information. In case no approved target term is available, please research online Microsoft
resources to gather information on features/functionality descriptions as well as on the terminology already used.
In addition, check partners’ and competitors’ sites in order to come up with an Industry-specific target term or
translation that customers are used to.
For example, if terms are used in the industry but new to Microsoft products, such as Expression terminology
which is similar to Adobe Photoshop, the existing localized equivalent from the market leader (here, Photoshop) is
the one to be used.
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