Documenting Joystick Procedures
Documenting Joystick Procedures records a distinct source-supported procedure-writing task while keeping adjacent UI behavior, accessibility concerns, and implementation mechanics outside the page.
Treat the mouse as the primary input device, place joystick instructions with other alternative input methods, and refer to joystick controls rather than options.
Key details
Important caveats
Scope Boundary
The guidance applies when documenting joystick input; it does not require every procedure to include joystick steps.
Further guidance
Content
Treat the mouse as the primary input device, place joystick instructions with other alternative input methods, and refer to joystick controls rather than options.
Purpose
This keeps joystick guidance explicit without making it the assumed primary method.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
- Describing alternative input methods — Microsoft Style Guide (opens in a new tab)Microsoft · Current Microsoft guidance for documenting keyboard, mouse, touch, pen, joystick, and multiple input methods in procedures.