Stucture in a Reference

-----Original Message-----
From: Me
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 8:12 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Use of word "reference" when cross referencing

I prefer to specify why the user would want to go read something else prior to naming the other place so I use this structure: "For more information about the system layout, see Understand the System Layout."

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-----Original Message-----
From: Lin Sims
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 4:34 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Use of word "reference" when cross referencing

I was taught to use "See section

for more information." when the information is in the same document, and to use "Refer to " when the information is external to the document.