What's an Answer Detail?

The answer detail answers the question asked in the answer summary. A good answer detail should be clear and succinct, and should instruct the reader where to go for assistance if they still need help after reading this answer. The best answers have three parts:

  1. The Description: A short description of the question being answered or problem being solved.

  2. The Answer: The answer to the question or procedure for solving the problem.

  3. What Next? Where to go for more help.

Example 2. A Detail that Answers a Question

Summary: Who do I call about my company's 401K program?

  The company's 401K program provides a way for you to invest for your retirement.
  
  Many questions about the program are answered at the company's 401K website:
  http://401k.ourcompany.com. 
  
  If you still have questions after visiting our website, please contact the 
  Finance department at 555-1212.
        

Example 3. A Detail that Solves a Problem

Summary: How do I make a really good cup of authentic cocoa?

  1. Stir 1 tablespoon of sugar into 1/2 cup of water and bring to 
     a gentle simmer over medium heat.
   
  2. Reduce heat to low and whisk in 1 tablespoon of really good
     cocoa until dissolved.
    
  3. When the first bubble appears, gently whisk in 1/2 cup of milk,
     1/4 teaspoon of pure vanilla, and a pinch of red chili powder.
    
  4. When the cocoa just begins to simmer, remove from heat and whisk 
     until frothy. Pour into a hot mug and enjoy!
        

How Mindmeld Formats Your Detail

In general, Mindmeld automatically determines the best way to format and present your detail.

Using HTML in the Answer Detail

If you know how to write HTML directly, you can include some HTML directly in your answer detail. Here is a list of the HTML tags that Mindmeld allows:

For more information about using HTML in your content, see Getting Started with HTML, at the World Wide Web Consortium's homepage: www.w3.org

Loading a File From Your Computer

For answers with long text or sophisticated HTML, you can create the answer detail using any HTML editor, and import directly into the detail text box.

To create an answer detail using a separate program:

The file you selected should appear in the Answer Detail textbox. Note that, for security reasons, Mindmeld only allows certain HTML tags to appear in the detail.