Re: Tech Writing Question
At 3:11 PM -0700 4/17/02, Richard Sanchez wrote:
I have another question regarding writing user
manuals.
Is there often a step where the tech writer has access
to some type of spec type documentation or writers
just start from scratch?
Thanks for all the help so far. This is a great group.
Yes, you are supposed to have access to the specifications. There should be two distinct types available: functional and design.
Could you work from them? Yes. If present they could be used.
Should you trust them? No. They are usually out-of-date, poorly written, incoherent, rambling, mismatched data, and usually written by people who think they are writing ok, but actually don't know what to put in these documents.
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