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Subject:Re: Italics in End-User Manuals From:Martyn Thirlway <thirlwaym -at- USOFT -dot- NL> Date:Mon, 20 May 1996 08:54:00 PDT
This seems a strange question, but then again all my employers have used a
style guide to answer this (contract and permanent). I have also had to
create two guides myself, and I chose to use italics ONLY to represent
variable information (filenames and so on). Some people use them for
emphasis (must, not, etc) but I personally prefer bold for this. I don't
think it matters too much, as long as you are consistent.
Martyn Thirlway
thirlwaym -at- usoft -dot- nl
>Any opinions regarding the use of italics in end-user manuals?
>Thanks!
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