Re: Readability---initial caps?

Subject: Re: Readability---initial caps?
From: Richard Mateosian <srm -at- C2 -dot- ORG>
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 08:20:54 -0700

>I've done a quick search of my usability/readability files, and a quick
>literature search at the library. While I can find plenty of material
>saying "don't use ALL CAPS", I find only scattered oblique references to
>the initial caps issue.

>The Business Information Directory Is the
>Business Person's Guide to <Company-name> Information

>Resolves Cross-Platform Integration Issues

I think you should keep text on presentation slides brief. All caps may
actually be the best approach, because projections are often fuzzy or distorted.

BUSINESS PERSON'S GUIDE TO XYZ INFORMATION

* RESOLVES CROSS PLATFORM ISSUES


Good luck. ...RM

Richard Mateosian Freelance Technical Writer
srm -at- c2 -dot- org Copyright 1996 Review Editor, IEEE Micro
http://www.c2.org/~srm/ All rights reserved President, Berkeley STC

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