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> Susan Gallagher wrote:
> And then there was the student in WordPerfect class who knew it was
> possible to indent a paragraph from both margins but didn't know how
> because she couldn't find "squishing" anywhere in the index.
>
> And so, yes, I'd leave "changing" in your index -- and add "editing"
> and "revising" and "modifying" ... Because you never know how your
> user is thinking.
>
>
> Squishing!
>
> <LOL>
>
> You and several others reminded me that not everybody thinks the same way.
> I'd better leave those entries in after all... Thanks for your advice.
How often do you hear gripes about an index that's too thorough? I'm know
that some people will gripe about anything, but I sure haven't heard
complaints about a comprehensive index.
And no, I don't list every stinkin' possible word in the manual. :)
David
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