Re: Numbers or Letters when labeling a graphic?

Subject: Re: Numbers or Letters when labeling a graphic?
From: Rosalma Arcelay <rosie -at- cpanel -dot- net>
To: Lin Sims <ljsims -dot- ml -at- gmail -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 07:18:45 -0500

I donât think I have ever seen a graphic with numbers spelled out.
That being said, the first question I would ask isâ Who is your user and how will they be using this graphic?
If itâs a graphic thatâs meant to be scannable (aka, read quickly), I would go with the numbers. Same if itâs being translated.
If itâs not, and itâs something thatâs going into a magazine, for example, where people are taking their time to read it, then spelling out numbers might work (even though it would be weird, imo).

Rosie Arcelay
Technical Writer II
cPanel, Inc.
rosie -at- cpanel -dot- net



> On Apr 24, 2018, at 1:54 AM, Erika Yanovich <ERIKA_y -at- rad -dot- com> wrote:
>
> If not too much text is involved, I'd used call-outs/bubbles with the actual explanation inside.
> HTH,
> Erika
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Visit TechWhirl for the latest on content technology, content strategy and content development | http://techwhirl.com
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as rosie -at- cpanel -dot- net -dot-
>
> To unsubscribe send a blank email to
> techwr-l-leave -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>
>
> Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
> http://www.techwhirl.com/email-discussion-groups/ for more resources and info.
>
> Looking for articles on Technical Communications? Head over to our online magazine at http://techwhirl.com
>
> Looking for the archived Techwr-l email discussions? Search our public email archives @ http://techwr-l.com/archives

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Visit TechWhirl for the latest on content technology, content strategy and content development | http://techwhirl.com

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-

To unsubscribe send a blank email to
techwr-l-leave -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com


Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
http://www.techwhirl.com/email-discussion-groups/ for more resources and info.

Looking for articles on Technical Communications? Head over to our online magazine at http://techwhirl.com

Looking for the archived Techwr-l email discussions? Search our public email archives @ http://techwr-l.com/archives


Follow-Ups:

References:
Numbers or Letters when labeling a graphic?: From: Lin Sims
RE: Numbers or Letters when labeling a graphic?: From: Erika Yanovich

Previous by Author: Re: Agile, Jira tickets, and document planning
Next by Author: Re: Numbers or Letters when labeling a graphic?
Previous by Thread: Re: Numbers or Letters when labeling a graphic?
Next by Thread: Re: Numbers or Letters when labeling a graphic?


What this post helpful? Share it with friends and colleagues:


Sponsored Ads