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Subject:RE: The demise of the printed manual? From:"John Fleming" <johnf -at- ecn -dot- ab -dot- ca> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 13 Apr 2001 02:28:01 -0600
I agree that that is one of the flaws with Microsoft software--lack of
printed manuals.
Oh well, not that the folks down at Que, who provided my printed
reference materials for a modest price, are complaining.
> Subject: Re: The demise of the printed manual?
> From: Scott Turner <sturner -at- airmail -dot- net>
> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 08:47:06 -0500
> X-Message-Number: 15
[snip]
> One of the reasons that I do not like Microsoft products is that I
> cannot get a physical reference or user manaul. The Help files that
> they provide are hard to use, and not particularly useful or
> informative. And if you are using a 15-inch CRT you do not have the
> real estate on the screen to effectively manage both help screens
and
> applications.
--
John Fleming
Technical Writer
Edmonton, Alberta
email: johnf -at- ecn -dot- ab -dot- ca
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