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- Do you click a button or push a button?
- Do you click on a touch screen?
- Should you say click or select?
- Do you click or press a phone?
Do you click a button or push a button?
If it's a button, "press" and "push" will always be correct.
Do you click on a touch screen?
To click (tap)
Tap on the touch screen once with a finger. You can select a button, such as OK and Cancel, or an item in a menu by tapping it.
Should you say click or select?
Choose is about making a decision in general. Select is about marking text, cells, and similar items that will be subject to a user action (such as copying text), and also about picking options from a list. Click is about mouse actions — for more information, see Click vs.
Do you click or press a phone?
The guideline is to use “Press” when referring to a hardware button and “Click” when referring to an item in the UI (e.g. soft keys, list items, push buttons etc.) Don't use “Select”. Examples: Click Talk to place a phone call [WRONG!
