Re: Secret of success...

[Stuart Burnfield <slb -at- FS -dot- COM -dot- AU>]

Tim Altom <taltom -at- IQUEST -dot- NET> said:
> We work with a couple of publishers in Indianapolis (one of which
> is IDG) and you're absolutely correct, the indexes for most books
> on the same subject can be virtually interchanged except for page
> numbers.  But that's to be expected...the book subject matter
> dictates the subcategories within it.

It's also a useful indexing technique to look at third-party books
and manuals for competing products, to look for indexable terms.  If
you're trying to wean readers off another product, it's most helpful
to cross-reference the terms they're used to with the terms you use.

When I changed from Word 4.0 for DOS to WordPerfect 5.1 back in the
Age of Steam, I spent a frustrating 20 minutes trying to find out
how to highlight a portion of text. In Word it was called 'select'.
In WP it's 'block' -- select meant something else.

Regards
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