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Subject:Mac - more specific - what would YOU DO From:Deborah Hemstreet <dvora -at- tech-challenged -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:25:31 -0400
Hi Everyone,
Going back to the reason for my question, here is an example of the
legacy content:
*"To create a new file, select New Highlight File from the pop-up menu
in either the Highlight palette or the Define Highlight Styles dialog
box. Enter a name for the new file and press OK. A new blank file is
created in the correct folder.*"
So now here is what I've found out... unless you want to backup the file
outside of the software, the user never sees a "new blank file in the
correct folder." What they see is a new name for a set of styles stored
in a list and displayed in a palette OR via the Display menu
(Display>Highlight>select style) OR via a shortcut menu (a new concept
that their users didn't have on MAC a few years ago).
So I'm handling THAT issue in a separate topic.
The Define Highlight Styles dialog box is opened via the Highlight
palette (or two other commands).
So WHICH would YOU document (if not all of them)....
My head is spinning. The truth is, its dead simple if I can work ONLY
from the Palette, or ONLY from the shortcut menu or ONLY from the Menu
options (though this latter is more complex and I can't imagine why
anyone would want to use that route).
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