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Subject:Re: Just a turn of the page - or is it? From:Tim Merrick <TimM -at- ILE -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 11 Aug 1997 16:17:24 -0600
> Hello all. As I was finishing duplex printing my 18 page procedural =
> manual, it occurred to me that there might be a different or better
> way =
> of doing what I'm doing. So, now I'll tell you what I'm doing! :)
>
> The first three pages are a normal document. Title, T.O.C., =
> Introduction. The company wants to duplex to save space... do I
> duplex =
> starting with T.O.C. with Intro on the back or start TOC on it's own =
> page? Interested in your comments.
>
> Thanks,
> Julie
>
All organizational units of your manual (TOC, ntroduction, chapters,
index, etc.) should begin on a recto (or right-hand) page whether you
are duplexing or not. To do otherwise would frustrate users'
expectations, drawing their attention away from the content and to the
format.
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