Title Bar Text

Use the title bar of a message box to appropriately identify the context in which the message is displayed — usually the name of the object. For example, if the message results from editing a document, the title text is the name of that document, optionally followed by the application name. If the message results from a nondocument object, then use the application name. Providing an appropriate identifier for the message is particularly important in the Windows multitasking environment, because message boxes might not always be the result of current user interaction. In addition, because OLE technology allows objects to be embedded, different application code may be running when the user activates the object for visual editing. Therefore, the title bar text of a message box provides an important role in communicating the source of a message. Do not use descriptive text for message box title text such as "warning" or "caution." The message symbol conveys the nature of the message. Never use the word "error" in the title text.