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Subject:Re: Previous, Next and Print buttons in Help From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L Writing <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:46:38 -0800
I think it's redundant and confusing to add Previous, Next, or Print
buttons to the content header when they already exist in the viewer.
To me it looks weird and unprofessional.
So for CHM, no.
For Web help, maybe yes for Previous and Next, if you're not using an
output format such as WebWorks help or OmniHelp that adds those using
Javascript or whatever.
I would put a Print in the content header only if it was going to do
something more than just invoke the browser's print command.
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 10:49 PM, Saunders, Ian
<ISaunders -at- syntellect -dot- com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My team is debating whether to put Previous page, Next page and Print buttons directly into each Help topic (Web Help and CHMs), or to make do with those available from the browser (we use IE for web access).
>
> Is it standard practice to do this? I have been told that the trend is to add them, but don't I don't have enough experience of Help systems to comment. As an overworked author, it seems to me a waste of time, but if customers are expecting to see these buttons, I am more than happy to add them!
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