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We currently have a corporate Standards Manual that defines the content and
format of the documents we produce. One of the major problems I have with
this document is the number of different paragraph tags combining different
fonts, sizes, justification, etc. It becomes too complex and looks terrible.
We are in the research & planning phase of completely redoing our product
(business application software) in a new technology. This gives us the
opportunity to develop documentation from scratch, including a new Standards
Manual.
Does anyone have an opinion/rule of thumb regarding a maximum number of
paragraph tags/fonts to use in a document?
How about good design book recommendations?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Ruth T. Glaser
ruthg -at- goretek -dot- com
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Ruth T. Glaser e-mail: ruthg -at- goretek -dot- com
Goretek Data Systems, Inc. Phone: (612) 639-5043
New Brighton, MN Fax: (612) 639-9242
