RE: Quick! Opinion needed...

Subject: RE: Quick! Opinion needed...
From: "Swallow, William" <WSwallow -at- courion -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 12:49:58 -0400

:: We're having a meeting this AM to discuss revisions to
:: our Style Guide. At the moment, "Click Enter" and
:: other small finalizing actions must be listed as a
:: separate step.
:: While I know this is standard in many places, it seems
:: a bit condescending and makes for an awful lot of
:: extra steps in some cases. I'd like to change these
:: small finalizing actions so they can be part of the
:: step they confirm. This could be done by making "Click
:: Enter" a bullet under the step, or some other thing.

Go with what makes sense for your users and your industry. It's a matter of
stylistic preference... you won't get a consensus no matter how hard you
try. Know thy audience.

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BILL SWALLOW
Technical Writer
C O U R I O N C O R P O R A T I O N
1881 Worcester Road
Framingham, Mass. 01701
T E L * 508-879-8400 x316
F A X * 508-879-8500
www.courion.com
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