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Subject:Re: Some Help With Re-phrasing From:Darla Kennington <Darla -at- ACCUBID -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 22 Oct 1998 14:05:26 -0400
I like to number steps too, but step number 2 is not really a step and
therefore misleading to the reader.
-D-
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Suzette Seveny [SMTP:sseveny -at- PETVALU -dot- COM]
> Sent: October 22, 1998 1:38 PM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Re: Some Help With Re-phrasing
>
> > While the Summary window is displayed, you can double-click
> > any entry shown in the Summary window. This action causes
> > the system to display a new Job View window for this job.
>
> I would word this as follows:
>
> 1. Double-click any entry in the Summary window while it is
> displayed.
> 2. The system displays a new Job View window for this job.
>
> I like to number instruction steps, but this will work even without
> the numbers.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Suzette Seveny
> Markham, Ontario, Canada
> sseveny -at- petvalu -dot- com or suzette -at- yesic -dot- com
>
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