Sunday, April 6, 2008

Web Writing vs. Writing on Paper

Writing on the web and writing on paper have some similarities and some differences. They are the same in the sense that you should still use proper grammar. Depending on the situation, of course, slang is more acceptable to use on the internet. When writing on paper it is more important to use spacing in between your paragraphs to make good use of the paper space.

When transfering a document from paper to the web you should consider how the document is going to be viewed. On the web, the viewer has the freedom to scroll up and down and look at different parts of the document at the same time. This means that the text can be spaced farther apart to help readablity.

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