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Empressgjb -at- aol -dot- com wrote:
: Kevin writes:
: > 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....
: I vote for Step, etc. on purely psychological grounds. "Task" gives me the
: feeling that this is WORK that I MUST do. "Step," on the other hand, gives me
: the feeling that the "steps" are guiding me through the process. I like
: guidance. I don't like work. FWIW
How 'bout just ....
1. Do this.
2. Then do this.
3. Press [Enter].
Why headings? Or, having missed earlier postings, am I missing the point?
