"the following" or nothing -- what is IM's preference? (was:"Next" or "the following"... )

[Al Geist]

Chinell, David F (GE Indust, Security) wrote:

>PT:
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>When used to cross-reference material in the same work, "above" and "below" don't refer to spatial position. The mean the same as "earlier" and "later."
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That may be true, but I agree with "following" versus below or next, and 
if the cross-referenced material does not follow, then it should be 
cross-referenced to a bookmark, figure, or section heading for clarity.  
If nothing else, it saves the user/reader/viewer from rummaging around 
the document to find out how much earlier or later the material being 
referenced can be found.

Al

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