Contents at a Glance

Subject: Contents at a Glance
From: Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- AXIONET -dot- COM>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 09:41:04 -0400

Salan Pazurik <salstu -at- SMARTT -dot- COM>

>Is there any merit to providing two tables of contents--a >"Contents at a Glance" and "Contents in Detail"?

I think that if you design your Toc properly, you don't need two.

Instead of using two, I'd include the chapter titles in a
large font size. Then, those who wanted only a quick over-view
coud scan the complete ToC and have it.

--
Bruce Byfield (bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com)
Technical Writer / Job Bank Team, STC Canada West Coast Chapter
h: (604) 421-7189

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You've galloping bollicitis
And you're thinking it's time you died,
If you're been a man of action,
while you're lying there in traction,
You may gain some satisfaction
Thinking, 'Jesus, at least I tried!'"
--Andy M. Stewart, "Rambling Rover"

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