Learn English – use “prompted with sth.”

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I am writing a software manual. Can I use the phrase

You will be prompted with a dialog.

I found some uses of this form and it, for me, means that I will be shown the dialog, a bit like You will encounter a dialog. That last bit sounds more like Jurassic Park though, so I don't really like it for some dialog in a software.

Most examples I found however were more assignments to do something like:

You will be prompted to enter a number.

Is prompted with valid and does it mean what I think it means?

Best Answer

A computer prompt is a signal that the running program requires user input. Probably from a combination of the meanings "to cause to act":

Runaway inflation prompted the government to impose price controls

and "supply a cue to continue"

"Or not to be" he prompted the forgetful actor.

The google finds numerous uses of "prompted with," "prompted by," "prompted for," and "prompted to."

"You will encounter" sounds a bit to me like a random event. I think "prompt" is the better choice.

Is that what you thought it meant?