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Subject:Re: Manual non-standard font question From:Barb Philbrick <caslonsvcs -at- IBM -dot- NET> Date:Thu, 22 Jan 1998 14:24:03 GMT
>>IBM did some readability studies some years ago and found that heavy use of
>>acronyms (in all caps) on the page reduced comprehension. They mandated
>>that all acronyms be done using small caps, which effectively blended the
>>acronym nicely into surrounding text.
>
>I did a manual in FrameMaker using that convention. It was a lot of work.
I use variables or cross-references to help make the task easier. In
most cases, you're not dealing with unique names. Using either one of
these methods also makes changes to the acronym easier to deal with.
Barb
Barbara Philbrick, Caslon Services Inc.
Technical Writing
