RE: Never lead with a graphic

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>]

The main rationale is that a section heading is ONLY a section heading and
shouldn't double for a figure caption (even if you don't use figure
captions) or (in your case) a reference in the text to the illustration. 


Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com


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> I talked to one of my younger co-workers, and he said that's 
> what he learned in school as well - never lead with a 
> graphic. He could not remember the rationale, however. Since 
> the boss is newer to the tech writing circus than I am, I'm 
> thinking she also "received" this wisdom that I missed out on.
> 


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