From 0ed78b4b74ac64601e86c1e6de34ac038574c943 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marko Lisica <83164494+marko-lisica@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 06:22:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] UI copy conventions (#13274)

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 handbook/product/README.md | 8 ++++++++
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 In the docs, if a UI element is part of a section title (already bold) use double quotes. For an example, see this section title [here](https://fleetdm.com/docs/get-started/faq#what-happened-to-the-schedule-page).
 
+**Copy in parentheses (additional information)**
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+When writing copy, consider whether additional information is necessary before adding it as a new sentence or in parentheses. If the information is needed, use parentheses with an incomplete sentence to keep the copy shorter.
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+**Writing the time**
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+When writing the time in the UI using "am" and "pm" abbreviations, write them **without space** between time and abbreviation, with **no punctuation**, and use **lowercase** letters (e.g. Working hours are 8am to 5pm).
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 ## Release 
 
 This section outlines the communication between the product, marketing, and customer success teams prior to a release of Fleet.