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Subject:Re: Bitmap Usage From:Mary Ellen Schutz <me -dot- schutz -at- juno -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:47:40 -0500
On Monday, June 18, 2007 12:14 PM, baj357 -at- gmail -dot- com writes:
> I'd like to get input about using button bitmaps to help clarify what
> button to click. To me it looks messy when it's used in the middle of a
> paragraph, because it throws line spacing off. Your insight is
> appreciated!
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If it's in running text or step-by-step instructions, I'll often use a
left-margin icon. Most of the style sheets I've worked with lately have a
wider left margin, used for headings. As an added benefit, placing the
bit maps in that margin gives readers a visual fast-track through the
steps, if they're just trying to recall how to perform a seldom-used
task.
If it's in an interface description, I generally use a "To do this..."
table with common tasks in the first column, followed by bit map of the
tool, then tool name.
ME
Mary Ellen Schutz, your Gentle Editor
Gentle Editing, LLC
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
me -dot- schutz -at- GentleEditing -dot- net
www.GentleEditing.net
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