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There is a standard way of representing a directory structure:

folder1/folder2/folder3/etc/file1

Is there a similar such convention we should use for indicating how to select an item in a series of menus, or a series of mouse-clicks through some windows? Should it be done with dashes, slashes, arrows, or something else?

For example, if I wanted to tell somebody how to turn off the pagefile, would I do it:

• With arrows:

  Control Panel->System->Advanced settings->Performance settings->Advanced tab->Change->Set no paging file

• With slashes:

  Control Panel / System / Advanced settings / Performance settings / Advanced tab / Change / Set no paging file

• With a bulleted list:

  • Control Panel
  • System
  • Advanced settings
  • Performance settings
  • Advanced tab
  • Change
  • Set no paging file

• In some other manner?

There is a standard way of representing a directory structure:

folder1/folder2/folder3/etc/file1

Is there a similar such convention we should use for indicating how to select an item in a series of menus, or a series of mouse-clicks through some windows? Should it be done with dashes, slashes, arrows, or something else?

For example, if I wanted to tell somebody how to turn off the pagefile, would I do it:

• With arrows:

  Control Panel->System->Advanced settings->Performance settings->Advanced tab->Change->Set no paging file

• With slashes:

  Control Panel / System / Advanced settings / Performance settings / Advanced tab / Change / Set no paging file

• With a bulleted list:

  • Control Panel
  • System
  • Advanced settings
  • Performance settings
  • Advanced tab
  • Change
  • Set no paging file

• In some other manner?

There is a standard way of representing a directory structure: folder1/folder2/folder3/etc/file1.

Is there a similar such convention we should use for indicating how to select an item in a series of menus, or a series of mouse-clicks through some windows? Should it be done with dashes, slashes, or something else?

For example, if I wanted to tell somebody how to turn off the pagefile, would I do it like this:

Control panel->system->adanced settings->peformance settings->advanced tab->change->Set no paging file

Or like this:

Control panel / system / adanced settings / peformance settings / advanced tab / change / Set no paging file

Or as a bulleted list:

• Control panel
• System
• Adanced settings
• peformance settings
• advanced tab
• change
• Set no paging file

Or in some other manner?

There is a standard way of representing a directory structure:

folder1/folder2/folder3/etc/file1

Is there a similar such convention we should use for indicating how to select an item in a series of menus, or a series of mouse-clicks through some windows? Should it be done with dashes, slashes, arrows, or something else?

For example, if I wanted to tell somebody how to turn off the pagefile, would I do it:

• With arrows:

  Control Panel->System->Advanced settings->Performance settings->Advanced tab->Change->Set no paging file

• With slashes:

  Control Panel / System / Advanced settings / Performance settings / Advanced tab / Change / Set no paging file

• With a bulleted list:

  • Control Panel
  • System
  • Advanced settings
  • Performance settings
  • Advanced tab
  • Change
  • Set no paging file

• In some other manner?

So for files there is a directory structure, given as folder1/folder2/folder3/etc/file1
but for selecting a button on a form, which opens a new form and then clicking on a new button, what is the convention that should be observed?

  Should it be done with dashes, slashes, or something else?

Should it be done with something like this, this or something different.

There is a standard way of representing a directory structure: folder1/folder2/folder3/etc/file1.

Is there a similar such convention we should use for indicating how to select an item in a series of menus, or a series of mouse-clicks through some windows? Should it be done with dashes, slashes, or something else?

For example, if I wanted to tell somebody how to turn off the pagefile, would I do it like this:

Control panel->system->adanced settings->peformance settings->advanced tab->change->Set no paging file

Or like this:

Control panel / system / adanced settings / peformance settings / advanced tab / change / Set no paging file

Or as a bulleted list:

• Control panel
• System
• Adanced settings
• peformance settings
• advanced tab
• change
• Set no paging file

Or in some other manner?