Standardized use of select, selecting terms

Author: splorp

content/02_terms/assist-slip/assist-slip.txt

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-An input (link: /terms/container-view text: container view) that is displayed if the (link: /terms/assist text: Assist) function can’t interpret a user’s written request, allowing the user to provide more information. The user can choose an (link: /terms/action text: action) from the slip’s (link: /terms/please-picker text: Please picker) and can write on the slip’s (link: /terms/input-line text: input line).
+An input (link: /terms/container-view text: container view) that is displayed if the (link: /terms/assist text: Assist) function can’t interpret a user’s written request, allowing the user to provide more information. The user can select an (link: /terms/action text: action) from the slip’s (link: /terms/please-picker text: Please picker) and can write on the slip’s (link: /terms/input-line text: input line).
 
 (image: /assets/images/assist-slip-2x.gif alt: Screenshot of the Assist Slip width: 240)
 

content/02_terms/classroom-options/classroom-options.txt

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 A (link: /terms/slip text: slip) in the (link: /terms/teacher-setup text: Teacher Setup) application that allows specifying various user-related settings when an (link: /terms/emate-300 text: eMate 300) is set to (link: /terms/classroom-mode text: Classroom Mode).
 
-Settings include selecting a default printer, enabling or disabling spell-checking, allowing multiple users to log into an eMate, as well as choosing which applications users are able to access. It also provides a means to edit individual users and their associated (link: /terms/password text: passwords).
+Settings include selecting a default printer, enabling or disabling spell-checking, allowing multiple users to log into an eMate, as well as selecting which applications users are able to access. It also provides a means to edit individual users and their associated (link: /terms/password text: passwords).
 
 (image: /assets/images/classroom-options-2x.gif alt: Screenshot of the Classroom Options slip width: 236)
 

content/02_terms/command/command.txt

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-An instruction that causes the Newton or a device connected to it to perform some action. The user issues a command by (link: /terms/tapping text: tapping) a (link: /terms/button text: button), choosing an item from a (link: /terms/picker text: picker), or typing a specific keystroke.
+An instruction that causes the Newton or a device connected to it to perform some action. The user issues a command by (link: /terms/tapping text: tapping) a (link: /terms/button text: button), selecting an item in a (link: /terms/picker text: picker), or typing a specific keystroke.
 
 Commands or (link: /terms/dot-commands text: dot commands) are also text-based instructions used to tag specific content items when creating a (link: /terms/newton-book text: Newton book) source file.
 

content/02_terms/emporium/emporium.txt

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-The permanent internal description of a place where a user interacts with their Newton device, commonly referred to as a (link: /terms/worksite text: worksite). Examples of named locales would be “Home” and “Office”. Choosing an emporium sets up location-specific information such as the area code, dialing prefix, (link: /terms/time-zones text: time zone), printer settings, and email addresses.
+The permanent internal description of a place where a user interacts with their Newton device, commonly referred to as a (link: /terms/worksite text: worksite). Examples of named locales would be “Home” and “Office”. Selecting an emporium sets up location-specific information such as the area code, dialing prefix, (link: /terms/time-zones text: time zone), printer settings, and email addresses.
 
 Sometimes referred to as a (link: /terms/locale text: Locale), which is are a group of user settings pertaining to a specific country.
 

content/02_terms/keyboard-equivalent/keyboard-equivalent.txt

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-A command entered using a physical keyboard that produces the same action as (link: /terms/tapping text: tapping) a specific (link: /terms/button text: button) or choosing an item from a (link: /terms/picker text: picker). For example, typing a (link: /terms/key-combination text: key combination) consisting of the Command key and the “P” key produces the equivalent of selecting the “Print” action in most (link: /terms/application text: applications).
+A command entered using a physical keyboard that produces the same action as (link: /terms/tapping text: tapping) a specific (link: /terms/button text: button) or selecting an item in a (link: /terms/picker text: picker). For example, typing a (link: /terms/key-combination text: key combination) consisting of the Command key and the “P” key produces the equivalent of selecting the “Print” action in most (link: /terms/application text: applications).
 
 Holding down the Command key on a keyboard connected to a (link: /terms/newton-os text: Newton OS) 2.1 device displays a (link: /terms/slip text: slip) listing all of the keyboard equivalents available for the current application.
 

content/02_terms/persona/persona.txt

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-The permanent internal description of an individual person that uses a particular Newton device, or a particular public image of the (link: /terms/owner text: owner). The owner is the most obvious and common persona, but it is by no means the only example. Choosing a persona in the (link: /terms/owner-info text: Owner Info) application sets the name, title, birthday, telephone number, email address, and other information pertaining to the current user.
+The permanent internal description of an individual person that uses a particular Newton device, or a particular public image of the (link: /terms/owner text: owner). The owner is the most obvious and common persona, but it is by no means the only example. Selecting a persona in the (link: /terms/owner-info text: Owner Info) application sets the name, title, birthday, telephone number, email address, and other information pertaining to the current user.
 
 The plural of persona is personae.
 

content/02_terms/slip/slip.txt

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-A (link: /terms/container-view text: container view) with a (link: /terms/matte-border text: matte border) displayed by an (link: /terms/application text: application) in order to obtain user (link: /terms/input text: input), or to present alternatives which a user can choose to determine the outcome of a task that has been started.
+A (link: /terms/container-view text: container view) with a (link: /terms/matte-border text: matte border) displayed by an (link: /terms/application text: application) in order to obtain user (link: /terms/input text: input), or to present alternatives which a user can select to determine the outcome of a task that has been started.
 
 In comparison, a slip is similar to a dialog box on a Mac OS or Windows computer.
 

content/02_terms/teacher-setup/teacher-setup.txt

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-An (link: /terms/application text: application) used to control various settings on an (link: /terms/emate-300 text: eMate 300) when it’s in (link: /terms/classroom-mode text: Classroom Mode). (link: /terms/tapping text: Tapping) on (link: /terms/classroom-options text: Classroom Options) opens a (link: /terms/slip text: slip) which allows selecting a default printer, enabling or disabling spell-checking, allowing multiple users to log into an eMate, as well as choosing which applications users are able to access. It also provides a means to edit individual users and their associated (link: /terms/password text: passwords).
+An (link: /terms/application text: application) used to control various settings on an (link: /terms/emate-300 text: eMate 300) when it’s in (link: /terms/classroom-mode text: Classroom Mode). (link: /terms/tapping text: Tapping) on (link: /terms/classroom-options text: Classroom Options) opens a (link: /terms/slip text: slip) which allows selecting a default printer, enabling or disabling spell-checking, allowing multiple users to log into an eMate, as well as selecting which applications users are able to access. It also provides a means to edit individual users and their associated (link: /terms/password text: passwords).
 
 The settings specified using Teacher Setup can be used to make up a (link: /terms/base-classroom-state text: base classroom state), settings that are common to all eMate devices in a classroom. Once you set a base classroom state on a single eMate, you can transfer those settings to other eMate devices using a (link: /terms/storage-card text: storage card).