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Subject:Re: uppercase titles From:"Molly M. Theodossy" <mmtheodossy -at- UCDAVIS -dot- EDU> Date:Wed, 27 Jan 1999 13:43:39 -0800
I don't know if this is referenced in any style guides, but I can tell you
the reason this is a no-no is because it makes the title less readable. One
of the ways people recognize words is by their shape. When you put
something in all caps, the word becomes a big square and is less
recognizable, especially to skim readers.
I can't give you an actual source on this. I have picked this up through
years of studying both graphic design and communications.
At 04:17 PM 1/27/99 -0500, Roberta Boyle (LMC) wrote:
>I am a very new technical writer and I have a question. We are having a
>discussion about writing titles all in uppercase. I understood that this is
>a no-no.
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Molly M. Theodossy
Technology Trainer/Technical Writer
mmtheodossy -at- ucdavis -dot- edu
(530) 754-2113
University of California, Davis
