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Subject:Identifying the Figure Source in documentation From:Rhonda -dot- Perez -at- nokia -dot- com To:TECHWR-L -at- LISTS -dot- RAYCOMM -dot- COM Date:Thu, 2 Mar 2000 15:23:12 -0600
The figures in our customer documentation include the source number for
internal reference. This is simply the .CGM number (approx. 8pt) in a box at
the bottom right-hand corner of each figure. Our doc team has opposing views
on continuing with this practice.
Con: This information is not needed by the reader. This information will
confuse the reader.
Pro: This information is an Identification resource for internal customers
and global documentation team members.
I would like to know how other customer documentation teams handle this
issue.
