User interface elements

Write interface element titles exactly as they appear in the product UI, typically in sentence case unless the UI itself uses title case.

These element titles or headings could appear at the top of:

A word of caution however, use your best judgment as some element titles can also be part of the descriptions.

For documentation-specific title heading information, see Titles and Headings.

Click <BUTTON_LABEL> OR Click <BUTTON_ICON> (when the button is an icon without a label).

You can still use the words button and icon for clarity, such as when referring to the state of the button (for example, if the Add Source button is greyed) or to differentiate between an icon and a button.

Select the <CHECKBOX_LABEL> checkbox.

Clear the <CHECKBOX_LABEL> checkbox.

Plural is checkboxes

Select the <TAB_LABEL> tab.

Select <OPTION_NAME>

Vertical (for example, navigation bar)

Horizontal

Use "dropdown menu", not "dropdown" or "dropdown list menu".