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Q&A Verb tense for technical document titles

I am not aware of any formal guidelines, but here is my subjective take: Continuous: Seems less formal, like what I would expect from an online FAQ/guide. Descriptive: This seems formal, like w...

posted 13y ago by RobotNerd‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:13:22Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar RobotNerd‭ · 2019-12-08T01:13:22Z (over 4 years ago)
I am not aware of any formal guidelines, but here is my subjective take:

- Continuous: Seems less formal, like what I would expect from an online FAQ/guide.
- Descriptive: This seems formal, like what would be required in a dry document, e.g. a government software requirements document.
- Imperative: Also informal, like continuous. Seems more suited to step-by-step instructions, since it's telling the reader what to do.

I would choose the appropriate one based on the target audience for the document.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-02-10T16:20:46Z (about 13 years ago)
Original score: 0