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Tom Johnson wrote:
> Do you really need the term "User"? Could you replace it with the product
> name? "User" sometimes has negative connotations. See this thought-provoking
> post by Josh Bernoff:
>http://blogs.forrester.com/groundswell/2007/07/im-sick-of-user.html
>
> Tom
>
There may be a pre-installation guide, for the purchaser of a system
which needs foundation and facilities prior to delivery and installation.
There may also be an installation guide/manual; This could be for your
installation team, or a contractor, or for the customer to use in
installing the machine/system.
Then there are the programming manual, maintenance manual (quite
different than the service manual), and so forth...
So- ya kind of ought to specify 'what the manual is and who it is for'?
- oh, yes- also an Operator Manual / User Guide / whatever you call it.
cheers
Jay
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