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Subject:Re: file extensions in text -Reply From:"Lori A. Moreland" <Lori -dot- Moreland -at- CLE -dot- AB -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 3 Jan 1996 11:52:43 -0500
Bill says:
>IMHO, Kevin et al., the period or word dot plus the word extension in
>the same sentence are redundant.
But I didn't say to use the word "extension" (or the word "dot")! I said to use
the dot.
Review my example:
Save the graphic in .PCX format.
No mention of the words "extension" or "dot" anywhere in my suggested example.
Lori Moreland
Senior Technical Communicator
Allen-Bradley Co., Inc.
Lori -dot- Moreland -at- cle -dot- ab -dot- com
