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Subject:Re: Note versus Tip From:Sean Brierley <sean -dot- brierley -at- gerberscientific -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Tue, 10 Feb 2015 15:24:44 -0500
Hi Rick,
Good thoughts. I am questioning whether having both tips and notes in the
same document is worthwhile, whether the audience notices and cares about
the difference, or whether they read the content without ever knowing or
caring?
Cheers,
Sean
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Rick Lippincott <rjl6955 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> Iâm not sure that thereâs a standard definition of a difference.
> Personally, Iâve always understood a Note to be exactly what youâre
> describing for a Tip: Nice to know, helpful info, but no impact if the user
> skips over it.
>
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