Upper/lower case in heading
Combs, Richard
richard.combs at Polycom.com
Tue Jun 27 09:40:50 MDT 2006
John Posada wrote:
> I'm checking the content of another writer's documnt and it
> appears he applies case in a random manner (but then maybe I
> just don't see the logic). For instance, following are some
> of the headings in a Release Note:
>
> -Broker Might Be Inadvertently Uninstalled -Installation
> Directories May not Contain Spaces -VPN Maps do not Increment
> and Decrement Hops
>
> It seems if the first one uses "Might Be", the next example
> should be "May Not", not "May not", and if the second example
> is "May not", isn't "do not" inconsistent?
>
> My question...if I tell him to change any of them, and he
> says Why?, what rule do I quote?
Two rules:
1. In title case, capitalize all words except short prepositions,
conjuntions, and articles.
2. Be consistent.
HTH!
Richard
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