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Subject:Re: punctuation and procedure titles... From:iain -at- hairydog -dot- co -dot- uk (Iain Harrison) To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Sat, 11 Mar 2000 09:32 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
> "Unlike lists, steps *always* should be complete sentences.
> - Use sentence-style capitalization.
> - End the sentence with appropriate punctuation."
So we can define a step as something that is a complete sentence, and if
it isn't a sentence, it's a list of actions required to complete a task.
Gee, thanks, Sun. A big help.
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Iain
iain -at- hairydog -dot- co -dot- uk
iainh -at- cix -dot- co -dot- uk
