Examples

EXAMPLE 2-1

Standard Table

EXAMPLE 2-2

Horizontal Lines Table

EXAMPLE 2-3

Horizontal and Vertical Lines Table

EXAMPLE 2-4

Side and Top Headings Table

EXAMPLE 2-5

Two-Column Table

EXAMPLE 2-6

Error Message Formatting as Text

EXAMPLE 2-7

Error Message Table

EXAMPLE 4-1

Organizing Text by Hierarchy

EXAMPLE 4-2

Organizing Text by Inverted Pyramid

EXAMPLE 4-3

Organizing Text by Table

EXAMPLE 4-4

Organizing by Clickable Flow Diagram

EXAMPLE 4-5

Organizing a Complex Task by Flow Diagram

EXAMPLE 4-6

Organizing Text by Task Map

EXAMPLE 4-7

Writing Clearly and Simply

EXAMPLE 4-8

Keeping Paragraphs Short

EXAMPLE 4-9

Using a Bulleted List

EXAMPLE 4-10

Using a Jump List

EXAMPLE 4-11

Using a Jump List With Annotations

EXAMPLE 4-12

Preserving Context in Online Documents

EXAMPLE 5-1

Preventing ...

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