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Daniel
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Most commonly used is an object/destination and verb structure and it sounds good. You could use either an object/destination or verb if it is still clear what the button does.

Examples

  • "(Liste) Löschen" <> "Delete (List)"
  • "Neue Liste (Hinzufügen)" <> "(Add) New List"
  • "Im Browser (Öffnen)" <> "(Open) In Browser
  • "Browser Öffnen" <> "Open Browser
  • "(Datei) Speichern" <> "Save (File)"
  • "(Datei) Speichern Unter" <> "Save (File) As"

Whether you should capitalize the whole label text or not, I do not know. I just try to be consistent in my programs.


Think of messages like "Click Here" or "Add More Info"


"Click Here"

simply shift it to

"Hier Klicken"


"Add More Info"

is a little different

"Details Hinzufügen" literally "Add Details"

"Infos hinzufügen" would be informal and "Informationen hinzufügen" seems to be long as a button label text at least in my experience.

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