Commit 1af71196 authored by Mike Lewis's avatar Mike Lewis Committed by Evan Read

Update styleguide.md to add Notes usage guidelines

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## Alert boxes ## Alert boxes
Whenever you want to call the attention to a particular sentence, Whenever you need to call special attention to particular sentences,
use the following markup for highlighting. use the following markup for highlighting.
_Note that the alert boxes only work for one paragraph only. Multiple paragraphs, _Note that the alert boxes only work for one paragraph only. Multiple paragraphs,
...@@ -585,6 +585,23 @@ lists, headers, etc will not render correctly. For multiple lines, use blockquot ...@@ -585,6 +585,23 @@ lists, headers, etc will not render correctly. For multiple lines, use blockquot
### Note ### Note
Notes catch the eye of most readers, and therefore should be used very sparingly.
In most cases, content considered for a note should be included:
- As just another sentence in the previous paragraph or the most-relevant paragraph.
- As its own standalone paragraph.
- As content under a new subheading that introduces the topic, making it more visible/findable.
#### When to use
Use a note when there is a reason that most or all readers who browse the
section should see the content. That is, if missed, it’s likely to cause
major trouble for a minority of users or significant trouble for a majority
of users.
Weigh the costs of distracting users to whom the content is not relevant against
the cost of users missing the content if it were not expressed as a note.
```md ```md
NOTE: **Note:** NOTE: **Note:**
This is something to note. This is something to note.
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