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Subject:heading choice From:Marilynne Smith <m -dot- smith182 -at- GENIE -dot- GEIS -dot- COM> Date:Sat, 23 Jul 1994 05:27:00 UTC
>> We are divided as to whether we should have the headings be
>> Step 1, Step 2, Step 3... or
>> Task 1, Task 2, Task 3...
It seems to me that you could step through a task, but you can't task
through a step. That would leave me saying they were Tasks and that big
tasks could have steps to complete.
But that's just a Friday evening opinion. <smile>
Marilynne
m -dot- smith182 -at- genie -dot- geis -dot- com