4.5 Gestalt Menus

One more thing to note: procedures are generally shown as a series of steps separated by arrows ( ) using what I call "gestalt menus." Steps in a procedure are described concisely and are often best understood when actually sitting at a WS2003 machine so you can follow along. For example, the procedure for sharing a printer is described as:

Start Settings Printers right-click on a printer Properties Sharing Share this printer specify share name

which, when working at the computer, is fairly easily understood to mean:

Click the Start button, select Settings, then Printers. When the Printers folder opens, right-click on the printer you want to share and select Properties from the shortcut menu. Then click the Sharing tab, select the "Share this printer" option, and type a name for the share in the text box. Click OK when you're finished to close the Properties sheet.

Obvious steps are usually omitted, such as clicking OK to close a dialog box or Finish to end a wizard.