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General Considerations

When writing help text, keeping the following points in mind:

• Comply with UIS design standards for emphasis and layout.
• Achieve reusability. Structure your help groups and panel groups carefully, and make use of standard text fragments.
• Minimize the work required to translate help text. Modularize your help groups and use message descriptions.

For more information, refer to the OS/400 Guide to Programming Application and Help Displays.