NOTE 
If a menu item displays a panel or dialog box that requires additional user input, the item name is followed by an ellipsis. Do not use an ellipsis if the menu item generates only a warning dialog (especially an intermittent warning) or a window that requires no user input (for example, an About box).
The names of menu items that represent commands should be verbs or phrases containing verbs, such as Print or Move to Trash. Menu items that represent attributes or objects should be nouns or noun phrases.
Users find it easier to skim headings that have a parallel grammatical structure than those with different structures. (It takes more time to parse the grammatical changes.) Try to make the phrasing of items within a menu or within a functional group of menu items consistent. For example, if a menu contains primarily commands, make sure all the menu items start with verbs.
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