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• If you’re using a Content Management System (CMS), there is usually a way to dump the site structure to a file – ideally to a spreadsheet or CSV file, but even a plain text file is better than starting from scratch. From there, you should be able to copy/paste the content into your spreadsheet and massage it into shape.~check against actual site, because sometimes
  • If the CMS exports a tree structure, check that it matches the actual hierarchical navigation of the site. (In some CMS's, the menu structure and the CMS structure can differ.
  ~prefer menu labeling to page titles, because menus
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  • If the CMS gives you the option of exporting page titles or link names, choose the latter because they are what users see
  as they navigate
  • when they're deciding where to click.
    
    
• Many designers model their site trees using mind-mapping software (Mindjet, FreeMind, etc.) because of its ability to quickly build, revise, and visualize a hierarchy. Like CMSs, these programs typically provide a way to export the map to a text file using indentation, which you can copy/paste from.
  ~other sources to import from?easily import into a spreadsheet.
  

Using the right format

•  single heading per line - show right and wrong examples
  

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