RE: Manual or Guide? What is the difference?

Subject: RE: Manual or Guide? What is the difference?
From: "Lauren" <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net>
To: "'SB'" <sylvia -dot- braunstein -at- gmail -dot- com>, "'TECHWR-L Whirlers'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:44:51 -0700

My impression is that a manual has more detail than a guide and contains
more instructions, rather than just an overview.

Lauren

> From: SB

> What is the difference between Manual and Guide and when is
> it preferable to
> use one over the other?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sylvia


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