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Subject:RE: Use of Optional in instructions From:"Leonard C. Porrello" <Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- SoleraTec -dot- com> To:"Robert Lauriston" <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:32:43 -0700
Exactly!
Leonard
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Subject: Re: Use of Optional in instructions
That sounds like documentation produced under the Tech Writers Full
Employment Act of 2000. Which also requires a screen shot of the
self-explanatory panel, a context-sensitive help link, and a
seventh-level TOC entry.
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Leonard C. Porrello
<Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- soleratec -dot- com> wrote:
> ... "Click OK to finish the installation process and close the
installation
> wizard." ...
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