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Subject:RE: Value of giving up numbering in Word? From:"McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com> To:"Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>, "Leonard C. Porrello" <Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- SoleraTec -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:01:47 -0400
On Behalf Of Combs, Richard came up with:
[...]
> That said, I assiduously avoid single-step procedures. They can almost
> always be made into two-, three-, or four-step procedures by adjusting
> the granularity or the starting point/assumptions.
I find that that approach tends to produce uneven level in a document,
forcing some to be more baby-step simplistic than would comfortably fit
with the rest of the document.
One trick that I use to ensure both an even tone and very little chance
of single-step procedures is to generally start with a "recap" step:
1) Ensure that blah-de-blah is in place and raring to go.
2) Now, perform the one action that I wanted you to perform here.
Kevin
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