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The article title is usually set in bold in such sentence. However, if such a description would only rephrase the article title or feel unnatural, it should be left out. The section can span several paragraphs and ends with the first section heading, at which point the wiki software inserts the table of contents. | The article title is usually set in bold in such sentence. However, if such a description would only rephrase the article title or feel unnatural, it should be left out. The section can span several paragraphs and ends with the first section heading, at which point the wiki software inserts the table of contents. | ||
Most content should be written in prose. Bullet points | Most content should be written in prose. Bullet points should not be used to introduce paragraphs -- the list syntax should be used only for actual lists, which should be as brief and concise as possible. The reader must not be addressed directly in 2nd person in original content (''and then restart your computer'') -- always use 3rd person and passive voice unless directly quoting a statement or message. | ||
Prefer quality over quantity — more is not necessarily better than less. Avoid adding multiple similar images to a gallery unless the difference is important enough to include them. Similarly, multiple references to the same subject inside a single article | Prefer quality over quantity — more is not necessarily better than less. Avoid adding multiple similar images to a gallery unless the difference is important enough to include them. Similarly, multiple references to the same subject inside a single article should not necessarily all be links to the relevant article. | ||
=== Screenshots === | === Screenshots === | ||
{{hatnote|We would like to extend our thanks to [[User:Foxlet|Foxlet]] for originally writing this section.}} | |||
In brief, all original screenshots should be: | In brief, all original screenshots should be: | ||
* Cut to the exact size of the subject (desktop or application window) | * Cut to the exact size of the subject (desktop or application window) | ||
* Not scaled or distorted in any way | * Not scaled or distorted in any way | ||
* Saved in a lossless format such as PNG | * Saved in a lossless format such as [[w:Portable Network Graphic|PNG]] | ||
* Taken | * Taken under a period-appropriate resolution and color depth | ||
* | * Depicts a clean, original install of the product | ||
* Using default settings, unless the intention is to show the effect of a setting | * Using default settings, unless the intention is to show the effect of a setting | ||
* Void of any custom graphics not included | * Void of any custom graphics not included as part of the product itself | ||
If possible, use the Windows screenshot feature ({{key press|Print Screen}} key, Snipping Tool) to take pictures of the desktop, or use the screenshot feature if using a hypervisor/emulator. If a cursor is present in a full-screen shot, it should be isolated | If possible, use the Windows screenshot feature ({{key press|Print Screen}} key, Snipping Tool) to take pictures of the desktop, or use the screenshot feature if using a hypervisor/emulator. If a cursor is present in a full-screen shot, it should be isolated within a corner of the background when and wherever possible (to show off its unique features). | ||
==== Examples ==== | ==== Examples ==== | ||