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In my experience, when there is more than one way to do something, describe
the easiest simplest way, from the user's perspective. You can note that
fact in preface content if you think it's necessary, e.g., "procedures a,
b, c are listed according to preferred method. See Appendix X for
procedures b & c." All in your own words obviously.
The only time it might be important to describe all variations is if there
might be dire consequences if a person made a mis-step along the way.
On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 12:18 PM, Joe Weinmunson <litlfrog -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> This might be a beginner's question, but while I've done plenty of academic
> writing I never received any formal training in tech writing. I'm supposed
> to be updating the topics in this Help file to be in a numbered list format
> where feasible. You can see the file in progress at
>http://roleplayhistory.com/trashflow/AddCustomer.pdf
>
> I'm not sure of the best way to handle "if . . . then" situations. There
> are three ways a user could proceed in filling out part of the address; two
> are common, one is not. Can anyone point me in the direction of some advice
> on how to proceed? Any help appreciated.
>
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> Joe Weinmunson
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