Writing & StyleStyle guide
Using Clear for Checkbox Selections
Using Clear for Checkbox Selections records a distinct source-supported procedure-writing task while keeping adjacent UI behavior, accessibility concerns, and implementation mechanics outside the page.
Use “clear” when instructing the customer to remove the selection from a checkbox.
Key details
Core Issueusing clear for checkbox selections
Registertechnical and professional writing
Important caveats
Scope Boundary
This guidance is for clearing a checkbox selection, not for deleting text, dismissing content, or clearing unrelated data.
Further guidance
Content
Use “clear” when instructing the customer to remove the selection from a checkbox.
Purpose
This names the checkbox action directly and avoids less precise input-specific wording.
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 interactions with the UI — Microsoft Style Guide (opens in a new tab)Microsoft · Current Microsoft Style Guide evidence for input-neutral UI action verbs including open, close, go to, select, choose, clear, enter, switch/turn on/turn off, move/drag, move through, and zoom.