Microsoft® Manual of Style, Fourth Edition

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page

Refers to one of a collection of web documents that make up a website. Use page to refer to the page the user is on, that is, the particular document, or to a specific page such as the home page or start page.

Also, use page instead of screen to refer to an individual screen within a wizard.

palette

A collection of colors or patterns that users can apply to objects, such as the color display in Control Panel.

Users click an option in a palette. Capitalize the palette name, and use bold formatting.

Microsoft style

In the Color palette, click the color that you want.

pan

Use to refer to moving the screen in multiple directions at a controlled rate, as you would pan a camera to see different views in the environment. For contact gestures, use to refer ...