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Subject:Re: Multiple ways of doing things From:"Westra, Kayla L." <13718westr -at- KCPBLDG01 -dot- BV -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 18 Aug 1995 09:10:00 CDT
I vote for # 3.
KLW
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From: TECHWR-L
To: Multiple recipients of list TECHWR-L
Subject: Multiple ways of doing things
Date: Thursday, August 17, 1995 9:50PM
I am working on a book about WordPerfect. For a given task that I am
describing there are three ways of doing it. What is the best
presentation method for multiple ways of doing the same thing? The
options I have thought of are:
1. List all methods with examples.
2. List only one method (i.e. the simplest) and leave out the other
methods.
3. List one method as the primary method with a note that there are
other ways to do the same task. Give a brief pointer to the other
methods.
I tried option 1 but it seems wordy and repetitive as some of the
steps are common between the different methods.
