POLL RESULTS: Which method do you use to apply bold and italics?

[John Wilcox]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Wilcox
> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 3:30 PM

> This came up as a possible style standards issue here.
...
> A. Click the B and I buttons, or press Ctrl+B and Ctrl+I.
> B. Select Bold and Emphasis from the Character Catalog.

Of the 37 responses I got, 35 chose B or a variation thereof.

Most of those 35 were so adamant that I doubt they will be surprised at the
results, but I for one had no idea the vote would be so lop-sided.

All of the variations mentioned involved creating and using use-specific
char tags, such as BookTitle, VariableElement, NewTerm.

Two people said that using WebWorks, the bold and italic formatting would be
lost in the conversion, but I have not found this to be the case, at least
in WWEP.

Thanks to all who replied! As usual, the respondents comprise only a tiny
fraction of the list membership, but I suppose they give a pretty good
snapshot of actual usage.


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Regards,
John Wilcox, Technical Writer
Zetron, Redmond