Using quotation marks or not when referring to the names of the simulation button

Hello!  My colleagues and I have different feelings on how the button names should be displayed in text boxes in a simulation.

What is the best practice for this...?  If you have a text box that appears which says 'click on the OK Button.  What is the right way to show this?

-Click the OK button (just to do OK in bold with without the quotes)

-Click on the button 'OK' (put 'OK' by double quotes)

-Click on the 'OK' button (the button 'OK' apostrophes)

A colleague thinks you should use single quotes.  The other colleague said that it's incorrect gratically and we should use quotes or no quotes.

In addition, always do you use "BOLD" to display the button name?

Is there a standard on this?  Which way is the best way to go?  Any info or ideas would be greatly appreciated...

Thank you so much and have a great day!

Best regards

Francesca

Hello

If you have a question that is in the domain of Technical Communication. I followed a lot of lists written Tech and see these all the time.

The answer to this is a quote:

The great thing about standards is that there are so many choices.

In almost all the discussions that I've ever seen in this sense, there are usually only one result. And this result is usually the next. It is not really important. Just be consistent in how you apply it!

Personally, my vote goes for the one who is not:

Click OK

At least that your username has no idea what a button is, they see clearly it's a button, no?

I hope that others will chime in here with the best advice.

See you soon... Rick

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