Re: How to mention usernames and passwords

[Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I've usually set anything the user has to type in Courier, with a colophon
up front explaining typesetting conventions used in the written work.

> Chris


On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Cardimon, Craig <ccardimon -at- m-s-g -dot- com>
wrote:

> Always for the reader, Gene. You should know that.
>
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> From: Gene Kim-Eng [mailto:techwr -at- genek -dot- com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2014 10:15 AM
> To: Cardimon, Craig; 'TechWR-L'
> Subject: Re: How to mention usernames and passwords
>
> Easier for you, or for the reader?
>
> I usually do it this way....
>
> Username: name
> Password: password
>
> Because there's no limit to the ways people can misread instructions.
>
> Gene Kim-Eng
>
>
> On 8/14/2014 6:03 AM, Cardimon, Craig wrote:
> > How do you folks mention usernames and passwords?
> >
> > I usually see usernames and passwords written with quotes and then
> something follows, saying, "(without the quotes)."
> >
> > Is there an easier way? Bolding, perhaps?
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