TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: Numbers or Letters when labeling a graphic? From:Rosalma Arcelay <rosie -at- cpanel -dot- net> To:Lin Sims <ljsims -dot- ml -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Tue, 24 Apr 2018 07:18:45 -0500
I donât think I have ever seen a graphic with numbers spelled out.
That being said, the first question I would ask isâ Who is your user and how will they be using this graphic?
If itâs a graphic thatâs meant to be scannable (aka, read quickly), I would go with the numbers. Same if itâs being translated.
If itâs not, and itâs something thatâs going into a magazine, for example, where people are taking their time to read it, then spelling out numbers might work (even though it would be weird, imo).
Rosie Arcelay
Technical Writer II
cPanel, Inc.
rosie -at- cpanel -dot- net
> On Apr 24, 2018, at 1:54 AM, Erika Yanovich <ERIKA_y -at- rad -dot- com> wrote:
>
> If not too much text is involved, I'd used call-outs/bubbles with the actual explanation inside.
> HTH,
> Erika
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Visit TechWhirl for the latest on content technology, content strategy and content development | http://techwhirl.com
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as rosie -at- cpanel -dot- net -dot-
>
> To unsubscribe send a blank email to
> techwr-l-leave -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>
>
> Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
>http://www.techwhirl.com/email-discussion-groups/ for more resources and info.
>
> Looking for articles on Technical Communications? Head over to our online magazine at http://techwhirl.com
>
> Looking for the archived Techwr-l email discussions? Search our public email archives @ http://techwr-l.com/archives
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Visit TechWhirl for the latest on content technology, content strategy and content development | http://techwhirl.com
