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Subject:Fonts for Online documents -Reply From:Virginia Link <LINKVJ -at- DHSS -dot- STATE -dot- WI -dot- US> Date:Tue, 18 Jun 1996 13:38:51 -0500
>>> Paul Ryken <pryken -at- CLEAR -dot- CO -dot- NZ> 06/18/96
05:59pm >>> wrote
<snip>
Is there any reference material about on the subject of
fonts for online documentation as compared to paper
documentation? Have there been studies done on the fonts
used? Is there a standard industry font for WinHelp (apart
from what Microsoft state)?
<unsnip>
You might want to contact Software Usability Seminars in
the U.S. They train on online documentation, help and
CBT. The last information I had for them was:
phone 201.267.6007.
Address: SUS, PO Box 150, Mendham, NJ USA
07945
Happy trails!
Virginia Link
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