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I'm writing instructions for how to make a request, but I'm not sure which to
use?

> 先ずは色を決めて下さい。

Or

> 先ずは色を選んで下さい。

Are there any differences? Or am I completely off?
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選ぶ or 決める for ”First Choose a color"
I think it can be interchangeable in some case though.

先ずは色を決めて下さい。It's like you are asking to select the background color of artwork
in advance. To select one color in high-confidence. It sounds much more
decisive.

先ずは色を選んで下さい。It's like you are simply asking to pick up one color in advance.
It can be a flexible request. You are not requesting one color controls its
artwork.

Edit: Sorry. A big mistake. deterministic -> decisive.
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> A. 先ずは色を決めて下さい。  
>  Or  
>  B. 先ずは色を選んで下さい。

I agree with kimi Tanaka's answer (+1).

Threfore, it depends on the application.

If there are many things to decide and rush to finish all the decisions, "A"
would be better. In this case backtracking at each option is not much
expected.  
On the other hand, there is time to spare when using "B", and there is a
nuance that it is highly tolerable for the selection, so in some cases it is
also permissible to select again.
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