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Subject:RE: User Guide Question From:"Harry Bacheler" <hbacheler -at- geo -dot- census -dot- gov> To:"Joanne Meehl" <Jmeehl -at- datum -dot- com>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 27 Jan 2000 14:37:08 -0500
I suggest that you make up an appendix/attachment that would address "ALL"
extensions.
In an A-Z list, I would put it under the following headings: Extensions,
File; Files, Extensions; Filenames, Extensions.
You could also put it first, before all of the A-Z information, as it (the "
dot ") is not of the character set A-Z.
Then you could have covered 'all of the bases' and have several points of
reference.
I have had difficulty in extensions also. Especially when viewing
directory/folder lists where the filename includes an 'unknown' (to me)
extension.
For instance, what would ".wb3" be? Is it a "workbook" which includes
several (more than two) worksheets? In our case, that is what it is.
BTW, If someone has created such an "extensions" list, it would be
interesting to see it.
Harry M. Bacheler, Jr.
Consultant
VGS, Inc.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-techwr-l-20951 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
> [mailto:bounce-techwr-l-20951 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On Behalf Of Joanne
> Meehl
> Sent: Thursday, 27 January, 2000 11:15 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: User Guide Question
>
>
> A question from this newbie: Where, in an A-to-Z user guide,
> would an entry
> for .cpk go? Or any "dot" entries, for that matter?
> I couldn't find anything in the archives on this. And my style
> guides don't
> tell me, so I'm turning to you all.
> Thanks!
> Joanne
>
>
