Which of the following is correct?
- Instructions on how to do this will be provided in the User Manual.
- Instructions for how to do this will be provided in the User Manual.
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4"Instructions on how to do this will be provided in the User Manual." "Instructions for the correct way to do this will be provided in the User Manual."– KrisCommented Apr 30, 2013 at 8:56
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1Just "Instructions will be provided in the User Manual" could be simpler. e.g. "The user must register, log in and post a question. Instructions will be provided in the User Manual." The instructions refer to the procedures in the previous sentence.– lessthanidealCommented May 5, 2013 at 22:37
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2Related: “Guide on” vs. “guide for” vs. “guide to”.– RegDwigнtCommented May 8, 2013 at 17:42
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On another aspect, do you mean that the User Manual has not yet been written? If it has, why not "Instructions are provided in the User Manual"?– TrevorDCommented May 10, 2013 at 16:06
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Or, "How-to instructions are in the User Manual" (36 characters versus 55 or 56 in OP's examples). Sometimes economy of expression can be a good thing.– rhetoricianCommented Jun 9, 2013 at 18:35
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Thank you to everybody who has added comments. The intention of my question was not to find a better wording to the sentence, but to understand the correct usages of 'on' and 'for', which Kris's answer cleared up perfectly!
Edit: As it may disappear, the comment that answered my question best was as follows:
Instructions on how to do this will be provided in the User Manual.
Instructions for the correct way to do this will be provided in the User Manual.
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1This isn't an answer! Comments can disappear; they are ephemeral by design. If there is an answer you have adopted from comments, please give that answer as an answer.– Andrew Leach ♦Commented Jun 11, 2013 at 8:22