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On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca> wrote:
(Since you are single-
> sourcing, you can write this information only once and insert it by
> reference everywhere that you need to reuse it.)
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With single-sourcing you could also have one or more variants; e.g., initial
explanation (perhaps lengthy with more explanations and links) and reminder
(with just the main points or an overview) with links. If you have the
luxury, planning and strategy are extremely helpful when single-sourcing. If
you don't have the time, or all the information at first, you can go back
later and reorganize, but it's a lot more work.
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Kathleen MacDowell
www.writefortheuser.com
kathleen -at- writefortheuser -dot- com
kathleen -dot- eamd -at- gmail -dot- com
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