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Subject:Re: Acronyms and Front Matter Question From:"Pilipovich, Kathleen" <Kathleen -dot- Pilipovich-1 -at- KMAIL -dot- KSC -dot- NASA -dot- GOV> Date:Wed, 9 Sep 1998 13:12:13 -0400
> How are acronyms treated in front matter?
> Or is "front matter" considered a section
> and acronyms are spelled out for their first
> use? Or should there be no acronyms at
> all in the front matter?
> ----------
>
I usually put the acronyms in the back as an
appendix or glossary. If I have an acronym page,
I do not spell it out the first time it's used in the
body of the document. The reason is the majority
of the my users know the acronyms. For those
that don't, the appendix or glossary is available.
