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Subject:Re: AG (Acronyms in Glossary!) From:Lori Moore <LORIMOORE -at- VAX -dot- MICRON -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 29 Mar 1995 09:18:26 MDT
Jane Lorenzen inquires on how to (or whether to) list
acronyms in the glossary:
>...if we decide to list them by acronym/initialism instead
>of by the full term, how do we sort them within the
>glossary? Right now they're listed like this:
I think it would be a benefit to have a separate listing
of acronyms only! If it could be done clearly, I would place
the list under 'A', where 'Acronyms' falls alphabetically and
use the style displayed above: "FCAT (Forecasting Category)."
An alternative would be to provide the acronyms list either
before or after the glossary, depending on the level of import-
ance.
Good Luck!
Lori Moore, }}}} Freebird }}}}}
Micron in Boise,
Idaho, USA
(...soon to be in Utah, in case you haven't heard!!)
