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Subject:Re: I need a user-friendly term From:Wade Courtney <wade -dot- courtney -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 1 Oct 2004 08:59:28 -0700
Thanks to all who offered their opinions with my question. My goal
was to simplify the UI, using shorter words for an audience who
probably only has a high school education.
Thanks Again,
Wade
On Fri, 1 Oct 2004 07:20:25 -0700, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:
>
> I second John's view. Why not use the documentation to help
> instruct the user on what things are called and what the names
> mean?
>
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President/Principal Writer
Sabio Publications Inc
www.sabioinc.com
MSN: wade_courtney
Yahoo: wcourtne
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