Re: Help file TOC Sentence VS Question

[Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>]

Good rule. I never thought of it consciously, but I generally follow it.

One occasional exception I make is for "X, see Y"-style entries when a
user might be looking for a verb that's not used in the text.

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Julie Stickler <jstickler -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> wrote:
>> I don't see any problem with an index section such as:
>>
> I was taught that the first level entry in an index should always be a
> noun, not a verb.
>
> Groups
>   creating
>   deleting
>   managing
>
> Because while you say "create" I may be thinking "add" or "insert" or
> "generate."    Your convention is "delete" by my brain is looking for
> the index entry for "remove." etc.  Plus, I find that it's generally
> easier to come up with the "See also" pointers for nouns than for
> verbs.
>
> Julie Stickler
>
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