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Subject:RE: Where do you place the Glossary hyperlink? From:"Paul Neshamkin" <pauln -at- helpauthors -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:36:16 -0400
John,
That's why we designed Doc-To-Help to automatically create the glossary
popup link to the first occurrence of the term after each heading (i.e. in
each topic in Help).
Regards,
Paul Neshamkin
pauln -at- helpauthors -dot- com
MS Help MVP
ComponentOne Doc-To-Help MVP and Certified Trainer
WexTech MVP, Certified Doc-To-Help Trainer
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[mailto:bounce-techwr-l-20560 -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of John Posada
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Subject: Re: Where do you place the Glossary hyperlink?
So far, the consensus on this seems to be 100%
> Strongly agree. Hyperlinks in headers are easily missed by many
> readers, and emphasizing/linking the first use in a passage is
> consistent with the design of most printed textbooks.
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