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Difference in writing styles of User Manuals, Online Help, Printed Documentation, etc.
Subject:Difference in writing styles of User Manuals, Online Help, Printed Documentation, etc. From:John Mathew <techwriting4me -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 22 Apr 2002 05:29:04 -0700 (PDT)
Hi all,
Could you please tell me the exact difference between
a User Manual and a User's Guide?
What are the differences between Online Help and
Printed Documentation?
Do we have to adopt a different approach in writing
online help, user manuals, and printed documentation?
Is single-sourcing possible? How best to do that?
Finally, what are the different documents that are
normally prepared during the release of a product?
Please write back asap.
Thanks & Regards,
John
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