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Q&A Formatting of Text in Technical Writing (Procedure Writing)

These are style questions and mostly a matter of opinion; but if the matching is intended to help the user recognize the key, then if I were writing a manual I would match the italics, and if possi...

posted 6y ago by Amadeus‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-19T22:13:18Z (over 4 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:48:15Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T07:48:15Z (over 4 years ago)
These are style questions and mostly a matter of opinion; but if the matching is intended to help the user recognize the key, then if I were writing a manual I would match the italics, and if possible the font as well.

I presume by "procedure" you do not mean code, but a recipe of action for a human operator to accomplish some goal or outcome.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-01-31T12:44:29Z (about 6 years ago)
Original score: 4