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Subject:Re: Punctuation in Captions From:"Wittel, Teresa J." <WITTTJ -at- NCSLINK -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 21 Aug 1997 13:08:00 -0700
Hi Tom,
I normally use punctuation when the caption is a complete sentence.
Ex: Figure 4 - 1. The XXX screen appears.
However, if it is just a label, then I don't use punctuation.
Ex: Figure 4 - 1. XXX Screen
Of course, you should use consistency in your captions, all sentences or
all titles.
BTW, never tell the user to do something within the caption (or a note).
Bad Ex: Figure 4 - 1. Press ENTER to display XXX screen.
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Teresa Wittel
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WITTTJ -at- ncslink -dot- com
<I speak for me, not them.>
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