# shrinking text

This web design tip I just read is ingenious and priceless, if we can just get our clients to accept the condensed versions.

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Speaking generally, Steve Krug's Third Law of Usability states:"Get rid of half the words on each page, then get rid of half of what'sleft." (Don't Make Me Think, page 45)Here's a neat trick: copy the text from a "blah-blah" page and paste itinto Word. Then, run Tools > AutoSummarize (at least that's what it'scalled in Word 2004 for Mac). Set it to reduce it to 25% of the original.I tried this with a couple of pages and was surprised at how well itworked. If we could just build this into the CMS...
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*This was contributed to the [University and College Webmasters Digest](http://listserver.itd.umich.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=uwebd&text_mode=0) on 26 Nov 2007 by Bill Denneen of Mount Holyoke College.*

[Don’t Make Me Think](http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Me-Think-Usability/dp/0321344758/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196315820&sr=8-1) – Steve Krug