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==What is Scan-ability?==
==What is Scan-ability?==
[File:Banner-blindness-examples.jpg|thumb|Scanability demonstrated in an eyetrack study, found in Jakob Nielsen's article about Banner Blindness]
===Definition===
===Definition===
Scan-ability refers to the capacity text has to be scanned by readers. Writers of digital media must pay special attention to scan-ability because readers of digital writing are known to be easily distracted, impatient, and unwilling to read huge blocks of text.  
Scan-ability refers to the capacity text has to be scanned by readers. Writers of digital media must pay special attention to scan-ability because readers of digital writing are known to be easily distracted, impatient, and unwilling to read huge blocks of text.  
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