Convention for navigation labels in documentation

[Ron Hearn <rhearn -at- central1 -dot- com>]

Hi all,

Our Product Marketing Manager asked me if there is an industry standard for the font treatment used when describing the names of labels for navigation that exists within a program. For instance, if we were to describe the following:

You'll find this report in Adobe Analytics under Site Metrics > Anomaly Detection.

Should bold, italics or " " marks for Site Metrics > Anomaly Detection?

I generally use bold for the labels, but it would be nice to know if there is a general standard.


Ron Hearn
Documentation Specialist

Central 1 Credit Union
1441 Creekside Drive
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
V6J 4S7

rhearn -at- central1 -dot- com<mailto:rhearn -at- central1 -dot- com>
Tel: 604.730.6391
Fax: 604.730-7792



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